Fresh Express Chopped Sweet Kale Salad Recalled for Listeria Risk
Fresh Express Inc is recalling approximately 27,047 cases of Chopped Sweet Kale salad due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The affected 10.9oz packages were distributed across multiple states and Canada.
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, and Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen known to cause serious infections and hospitalization. Although no illnesses have been reported in the source text, Class I designation requires a minimum severity score of 4.
Plain-English summary
Fresh Express Inc, a division of Chiquita Brands, is recalling Chopped Sweet Kale salad packed in 10.9oz packages due to the potential for contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The recall affects approximately 27,047 cases identified by codes Z324-Z350.
The recalled product was 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. Additional distribution reached 3 foreign distributors in Canada.
Listeria monocytogenes is a bacterium that can cause serious infection, particularly in pregnant women, newborns, and individuals with weakened immune systems. Consumers who have purchased this product should not consume it and should discard it or return it to the point of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- "Chopped Sweet Kale" (salad product) packed in 10.9oz. packages
- Manufacturer
- Fresh Express Inc (Div of Chiquita Brands)
- Affected units
- 27,047
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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