Club Chef LLC: Food Recall in 2012 - (Recall #: F-1443-2012)

Updated on March 25, 2026.

See the recall detail below. You can also see other recalls from the same firm in 2012.

Data Source: FDA.

Product Description:

Salsa in 12 oz., 16 oz., and 5 lb. plastic containers. The product labels reads as follows: PREMIUM QUALITY Private Selection Natural***SALSA NO PRESERVATIVES KEEP REFRIGERATED NET WT 12 OZ (340g)***INGREDIENTS: Tomatoes***Jalapeno***DISTRIBUTED BY: INTER-AMERICAN PRODUCTS, CINCINNATI, OHIO 45202***1-800-697-2448***" and PREMIUM QUALITY Private Selection Natural PICO DE GALLO NO PRESERVATIVES KEEP REFRIGERATED NET WT 12 OZ (340g)***INGREDIENTS: Tomatoes***Jalapeno***DISTRIBUTED BY: INTER-AMERICAN PRODUCTS, CINCINNATI, OHIO 45202***1-800-697-2448*** and heinens" Fresh***Salsa All Natural Net. Wt. 16oz. (1lb) 454g***Ingredients: Tomatoes***Jalapeno***PACKED FOR HEINENS BY CLUB CHEF, LLC and heinens" Fresh Bruschetta All Natural Net. Wt. 16oz. (1lb) 454g ***Ingredients: Tomatoes***Jalapeno***PACKED FOR HEINENS BY CLUB CHEF, LLC

Product Classification:

Class I

Date Initiated: March 23, 2012

Date Posted: June 27, 2012

Recall Number: F-1443-2012

Event ID: 61497

Reason for Recall:

South Florida Produce of Boynton Beach in Florida shipped fresh jalapeno peppers to Castellini Company in Wilder Kentucky. Castellini shipped the peppers to a store in Ohio, where the Ohio Department of Agriculture collected a sample of these peppers which subsequently were found contaminated with Salmonella. This same lot of fresh peppers was shipped to Club Chef which manufactured the Salsa wh

Status: Terminated

Product Quantity: 422 cases

Code Information:

Private Selection Brand: PICO DE GALLO-UPC# 11111091135, HOT SALSA-UPC# 1111091139 & MILD SALSA-UPC# 1111091137; heinen's brand: HOT SALSA-UPC# 2060100024 & MILD SALSA-UPC# 2060100026. Both brands have Use By 3/27/12.

Distribution Pattern:

Product was shipped to the following states: IL, IN, KY, OH, TN & VA.

Voluntary or Mandated:

Voluntary: Firm initiated