Fresh Express Chicken Caesar Bowl Salad Recalled for Listeria Risk
Fresh Express Inc is recalling Chicken Caesar Bowl salads in 5.7oz and 5.75oz packages due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The product was distributed to domestic and Canadian distributors.
What this means for you
Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: The FDA classified this as a Class I recall, which mandates a minimum severity score of 4 per the rubric. Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen capable of causing serious illness and hospitalization, particularly in vulnerable populations.
Plain-English summary
Fresh Express Inc, a division of Chiquita Brands, is recalling "Chicken Caesar Bowl" salad products packed in 5.7oz and 5.75oz packages because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
Approximately 7,332 cases with code information Z324-Z350 were distributed to 110 domestic distributors across Connecticut, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia, and Wisconsin, as well as to 3 foreign distributors in Canada.
Consumers who have purchased this product should not consume it. Those with questions or concerns should contact their retailer or the recalling firm directly.
The recalled product
- Product
- "Chicken Caesar Bowl" (salad product) packed in 5.7oz. and 5.75oz. packages
- Manufacturer
- Fresh Express Inc (Div of Chiquita Brands)
- Category
- Food — Ready-to-Eat Salad
- Hazard
- listeria-monocytogenes
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Lot numbers (1)
- Z324-Z350
Distribution
Distributed in 20 states:
- CT
- IA
- IL
- IN
- KY
- MA
- MD
- ME
- MI
- MN
- MO
- ND
- NH
- NJ
- NY
- OH
- PA
- RI
- VA
- WI
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