Fresh Express Salad Kits Recalled for Potential Listeria Contamination
Fresh Express Inc is recalling Chopped Kit Thai 'N' Cashews salad products due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The recall affects 21,053 cases distributed across multiple U.S. states and Canada.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class I
Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 5/5 (Critical).
Highest-severity recall. The hazard can cause serious injury or death. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.
Our severity reasoning: FDA Class I classification for potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination automatically qualifies as Critical per the severity rubric. Class I recalls indicate a reasonable probability of serious adverse health consequences or death.
Plain-English summary
Fresh Express Inc, a division of Chiquita Brands, is recalling Chopped Kit Thai 'N' Cashews salad products packed in 11.7-ounce packages. The recalled products are identified by codes Z324 through Z350.
The recall is being issued due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes, a pathogenic bacterium that can cause serious foodborne illness. The FDA has classified this as a Class I recall.
A total of 21,053 cases 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 distributors in Canada.
Consumers who have purchased this product should not consume it. Persons who have consumed the recalled product and develop symptoms of Listeria infection, such as fever, muscle aches, and gastrointestinal symptoms, should contact their healthcare provider. The recalled product should be returned to the place of purchase or discarded.
The recalled product
- Product
- "Chopped Kit Thai "N" Cashews" (salad product) packed in 11.7oz. packages
- Manufacturer
- Fresh Express Inc (Div of Chiquita Brands)
- Category
- Food — Salad / Ready-to-Eat
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 21,053
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
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 90 recalled by Fresh Express Inc (Div of Chiquita Brands) under a single FDA (Food) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.
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