Italian Salad Product Recalled for Listeria Contamination Risk
Fresh Express Inc is recalling Italian salad in 9oz. packages due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The affected product was distributed to retailers across the United 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 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: This recall is classified as FDA Class I by the agency, which corresponds to a minimum severity score of 4 per the rubric. Listeria monocytogenes is a serious pathogen capable of causing severe illness and death, particularly in vulnerable populations.
Plain-English summary
Fresh Express Inc, a division of Chiquita Brands, is recalling Italian salad packaged in 9oz. containers due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.
Approximately 60,508 cases of the recalled product 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. Affected consumers should dispose of the product or return it to the place of purchase. Anyone with questions about the recall should contact the recalling firm.
The recalled product
- Product
- "Italian" (salad product) packed in 9oz. packages
- Manufacturer
- Fresh Express Inc (Div of Chiquita Brands)
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 60,508
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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