Chopped Sunflower Bacon Salad Recall for Listeria Contamination
Fresh Express Inc is recalling Chopped Sunflower Bacon salad products (13.8oz and 22.3oz packages) due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The recall affects domestic and Canadian distributors across multiple states.
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 4/5 (Severe).
The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. 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, which mandates a minimum severity score of 4 per the rubric. Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen capable of causing serious illness and death, particularly in vulnerable populations.
Plain-English summary
Fresh Express Inc, a division of Chiquita Brands, is recalling Chopped Sunflower Bacon salad products packed in 13.8oz and 22.3oz packages. The products have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
Approximately 6,902 cases with code information Z324-Z350 were distributed to 110 domestic distributors in 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.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration classified this as a Class I recall. Consumers who have purchased these products should not consume them and should discard or return them. Those who may have consumed the product and experience symptoms of Listeria infection should contact their healthcare provider.
The recalled product
- Product
- "Chopped Sunflower Bacon" (salad product) packed in 13.8oz. and 22.3oz. packages
- Manufacturer
- Fresh Express Inc (Div of Chiquita Brands)
- Category
- Food — Salad / Ready-to-Eat
- Affected units
- 6,902
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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