Made Fresh Salads Recall: Check Your Refrigerator for Affected Products
A tub of deli salad or cream cheese may look and smell normal while carrying a serious food safety risk. The Made Fresh Salads recall covers Ready to Eat Deli Style Salads and cream cheese with expiration dates from September 3 through September 18, 2026.
Made Fresh Salads Inc. of Bay Shore, New York, says the products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The products were delivered to retail stores and distributors in Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and New York City. Some items may also have been repacked into smaller deli containers, so package labels can differ by store.
What the Made Fresh Salads recall includes
Recalled salads, prepared foods, and cream cheese
The recall covers all Ready to Eat Deli Style Salads and cream cheese listed in the FDA recall notice. Products may carry the Made Fresh Salads or Northside brand.
The deli-style products include black bean and corn salad, bruschetta, carrot and raisin salad, chickpea salad, coleslaw, crab salad, eggplant caponata, seafood salads, shrimp salad, egg salad, tuna salads, pasta salads, quinoa salads, couscous, pudding, potato croquettes, and crab cakes. The cream cheese products include flavors such as scallion, strawberry, vegetable, lox, garlic and herb, jalapeno, walnut, whipped, and tofu spreads.
Packages may include 5-pound or 30-pound white plastic tubs, half-size aluminum pans, or other retail packaging. Retailers may have repacked the products, so the size, label, and product code can vary.
Check expiration dates from September 3 through September 18
The affected products have expiration dates ranging from September 3, 2026, through September 18, 2026. The date appears on the bottom left of the label, according to the FDA notice.
Check every matching item in your refrigerator, including opened containers and food transferred into another container. If you bought a product from a deli counter, review the store sticker, receipt, loyalty account, or order history. A missing original label does not prove that the product is safe.
The confirmed hazard is Listeria contamination
The recall followed environmental sampling by the FDA and Made Fresh Salads. Some areas of the company’s facility tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes, a bacterium that can cause listeriosis.
The company has stopped production and distribution while the FDA and company investigate. The FDA notice says no illnesses had been reported when the recall was issued.
How to identify a recalled Made Fresh product
Match the brand, product, and package details
Start with the product name and brand. Look for Made Fresh Salads or Northside labels, then compare the item with the FDA’s product list. Product photos and package descriptions can help, but appearance alone cannot confirm safety.
The recall notice does not rely on one universal UPC or lot code. Retail packaging and coding may vary because stores could have repacked the food. That makes the product category, brand, expiration date, package size, and purchase location important clues.
Check tubs, lids, stickers, and deli labels
Expiration dates may appear on a tub, lid, sticker, or retail deli label. Look closely at the bottom left of the package before throwing away the container.
If you removed the product from its original packaging, check photographs, receipts, delivery records, or the store’s recall notice. A matching product with a date between September 3 and September 18 should be treated as recalled unless the retailer or FDA gives different instructions.
Review purchase and delivery records
Prepared foods may have been sold directly to retail stores, distributors, or deli counters. Check grocery receipts, store loyalty alerts, email messages, delivery-app records, and workplace or school food notices.
If you bought a large tub for a business, event, school, or workplace, alert anyone who may have eaten it. Do not assume that food served in another container is outside the recall.
What to do with recalled salads and cream cheese
Stop eating the food
Do not taste a recalled product to see whether it seems safe. Listeria may be present without changing the food’s smell, taste, or appearance.
Stop using matching products whether they are opened, unopened, partly used, or frozen. Keep the food away from other items while you confirm the store’s return or disposal instructions.
Return the product or discard it safely
The company asks consumers to return recalled Made Fresh products to the place of purchase for a full refund. Contact the store before returning a leaking or badly damaged package, and follow any instructions from the retailer or health agency.
If disposal is advised, seal the food in a bag before placing it in the trash. Keep it away from children and animals, then wash your hands after handling the package. Do not donate or serve recalled food.
Clean areas that touched the food
Clean refrigerator shelves, drawers, countertops, cutting boards, utensils, lunch containers, and storage bins that may have touched the recalled product. Follow the cleaner’s label directions and food-safety guidance for contact time.
Wash reusable containers with hot, soapy water before using them again. Cleaning helps remove food residue and germs, but it does not make a recalled product safe to eat.
When to contact a health professional
Watch for symptoms linked to listeriosis
According to the CDC’s listeriosis symptom guidance, illness can cause fever, muscle aches, fatigue, headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance, or seizures. Intestinal illness may cause diarrhea or vomiting.
Symptoms of invasive illness often begin within two weeks after eating contaminated food, while intestinal symptoms may begin within 24 hours. Pregnant people may have mild symptoms, but infection can lead to miscarriage, stillbirth, premature delivery, or serious illness in a newborn.
Get urgent help for severe symptoms
Call emergency services for trouble breathing, loss of consciousness, a severe allergic reaction, seizures, confusion, or rapidly worsening symptoms. These signs need prompt medical care.
Contact a healthcare provider if you ate recalled food and develop fever, fatigue, muscle aches, diarrhea, or other symptoms. Tell the provider that you may have eaten food recalled for possible Listeria contamination. This is especially important during pregnancy, for adults age 65 and older, and for people with weakened immune systems.
Preserve details and report illness
Keep photographs of the label, expiration date, package, receipt, and store information. Those details can help a healthcare provider, local health department, the FDA, or the company investigate.
Consumers with questions about this recall can call Made Fresh Salads at (718) 765-0082, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern Time. The FDA notice gives the same number for consumer questions.
How to check other active food recalls this week
Use FDA and USDA recall databases
The FDA recalls, market withdrawals, and safety alerts page covers many packaged, prepared, and imported foods. The FDA says its public list does not include every recall, so consumers may also need to check company notices and other official sources.
For meat, poultry, and processed egg products, use the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service recall database. The correct agency depends on the food involved.
Search by company, date, and product
Search for “Made Fresh Salads,” “Northside,” “deli salad,” or “cream cheese.” Compare the recall’s publication date with the food’s expiration date. They are different details: a notice may be published on September 6 while the affected food carries dates through September 18.
Look for the hazard, affected states or cities, package information, refund instructions, and phone number. Save the notice if you need to show it to a retailer or doctor.
Confirm updates before sharing recall posts
Recall notices can change when a company adds products, narrows the affected dates, or issues new instructions. Social-media posts may leave out repacked items or provide an incorrect hazard.
Check the original FDA notice, company announcement, retailer message, or USDA alert before sharing information. The FDA listing for this Made Fresh recall is dated September 6, 2026, and the notice reviewed here identifies possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination, the affected date range, product groups, refund instructions, and company contact number.
Key takeaways for checking your refrigerator
The Made Fresh Salads recall affects Ready to Eat Deli Style Salads and cream cheese with expiration dates from September 3 through September 18, 2026. Brands include Made Fresh Salads and Northside, with products sold in large tubs, aluminum pans, and repacked deli containers.
Do not eat a matching product. Separate it from other food, return it for a refund or follow safe disposal instructions, and clean surfaces that touched it. If you ate the food and develop symptoms linked to listeriosis, contact a healthcare provider.
For updates, rely on the FDA recall notice, the FDA’s current recall database, the USDA FSIS recall page for meat and poultry alerts, and the company’s phone line at (718) 765-0082.
Conclusion: Check every affected package before eating it
Inspect every Made Fresh Salads and Northside Ready to Eat Deli Style Salad or cream cheese product in your refrigerator. Pay close attention to expiration dates from September 3 through September 18, 2026, including food that was opened, repacked, or moved into another container.
Avoid any product that matches the recall until the latest official notice confirms what to do. Return it for a refund when possible, discard it safely when instructed, and monitor official sources for changes to the product list or consumer guidance.