Fresh Express "Chopped Asian" Salad Recalled for Listeria Risk
Fresh Express Inc is recalling "Chopped Asian" salad products in multiple package sizes due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The products were distributed to domestic and Canadian retailers.
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 recall as Class I, and Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen that can cause serious illness and hospitalization. Class I recalls with high-risk pathogens meet the Severe criteria per the rubric.
Plain-English summary
"Chopped Asian" salad products packed in 12oz., 12.3oz., and 13.6oz. packages manufactured by Fresh Express Inc (Division of Chiquita Brands) are being recalled due to the potential for contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.
The recalled products carry code information Z324-Z350 and 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 3 foreign distributors in Canada. Approximately 48,212 cases were affected.
Consumers who have purchased this product should not consume it. Anyone with questions about whether they have purchased affected product should contact their retailer or Fresh Express Inc directly.
The recalled product
- Product
- "Chopped Asian" (salad product) packed in 12oz., 12.3oz., and 13.6oz. packages
- Manufacturer
- Fresh Express Inc (Div of Chiquita Brands)
- Hazard
- listeria
- pathogenic-contamination
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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