Fresh Express Kale Caesar Salad Recalled for Listeria Contamination Risk
Fresh Express Inc is recalling Kale Caesar salad in 8.5oz packages due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Affected products were distributed across 23 US 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. The source text indicates potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes, a high-risk pathogen, on a ready-to-eat product distributed widely across multiple states and internationally, which meets the threshold for Severe (Class I classification).
Plain-English summary
Fresh Express Inc, a division of Chiquita Brands, is recalling Kale Caesar salad products packed in 8.5oz packages with code numbers Z324-Z350 due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.
Approximately 700 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 foreign distributors in Canada.
Listeria monocytogenes is a serious health hazard that can cause severe illness, particularly in pregnant women, infants, and individuals with weakened immune systems. Consumers who purchased this product should not consume it and should dispose of it or return it to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- "Kale Caesar" (salad product) packed in 8.5oz. 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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