Dallas, Texas: Taylor Farms Recalls H-E-B Salad Kits Over Undeclared Soy and Almonds

Taylor Farms of Dallas is recalling salad kits sold at H-E-B stores in Texas because they may contain soy and almonds that are not declared on the package, according to a notice published by the Food and Drug Administration on October 27.

The product is the H-E-B Backyard BBQ Chop Salad Kit. People who have an allergy or sensitivity to soy or almonds could face a serious allergic reaction if they eat the kit, and Food Safety News, reporting the FDA notice, said such a reaction could include death. No adverse reactions have been reported to date in connection with this recall.

How to identify the recalled kits

The recalled kits were distributed to H-E-B stores in Texas and are packaged in plastic bags. Each bag weighs 13.4 ounces. Shoppers can check the back of the package for two identifiers that must both match: a Best If Used By date of October 30, 2026, and UPC code 041220300457.

Only kits with that date and that UPC code are named in the recall. USA Today reported that the FDA notice includes photos of the front and back labels, which show where the date and the UPC code appear on the bag. A kit that does not match both details is not part of this recall.

Soy and tree nuts are two of the nine major food allergens that federal labeling rules require to be declared on food packages. That requirement is why a labeling omission, rather than contamination of the salad itself, is enough to trigger a recall for shoppers with those allergies.

What shoppers should do

Customers who bought the recalled kits should not eat them. The FDA notice says the kits should be thrown away or returned to the store where they were bought for a full refund.

Shoppers with questions can contact Taylor Farms at 855-455-0098, Monday through Friday between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Pacific Time.

The best by date is October 30, two days after the recall notice reached shoppers in Texas, so anyone who bought a kit for the week ahead should check the bag before it goes into a refrigerator salad or a packed lunch.

A separate issue from the summer outbreak

This recall is not related to the cyclospora outbreak that made Taylor Farms a national headline this summer. Health officials identified iceberg lettuce grown by Taylor Farms de Mexico as the source of that outbreak of cyclosporiasis, an intestinal illness caused by the parasite Cyclospora cayetanensis, which sickened more than 20,000 people, according to USA Today.

The FDA declared that outbreak over in September and said on October 2 that it had concluded its investigation, which found cyclospora was present in the environment where the lettuce was grown and processed. USA Today reported that this latest recall is not related to cyclospora or to Taylor Farms de Mexico.

For Texas shoppers, the immediate task is narrow and practical: check any H-E-B Backyard BBQ Chop Salad Kit in the refrigerator for the October 30 date and the UPC code above, and do not eat a kit that matches both.