Fresh Express Lettuce Trio Salad Recalled for Listeria Risk
Fresh Express Inc is recalling "Lettuce Trio" salad in 9oz. packages due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The product was distributed 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 is an FDA Class I recall involving Listeria monocytogenes, a high-risk pathogen. Per the severity rubric, FDA Class I recalls are never scored below 4, and Listeria is explicitly identified as a high-risk pathogen that warrants at least a Severe classification.
Plain-English summary
"Lettuce Trio" salad product packed in 9oz. packages is being recalled by Fresh Express Inc, a division of Chiquita Brands. The recall was issued because the product has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
Approximately 3,009 cases were distributed to 110 domestic distributors across 20 states (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) and to 3 foreign distributors in Canada. The affected product codes are Z324-Z350.
Consumers who have purchased this product should not consume it. Those who have consumed the product and experience symptoms of listeriosis—including fever, muscle aches, headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance, or convulsions—should seek medical attention immediately. Pregnant women, elderly people, and those with weakened immune systems are at higher risk for serious infection.
For more information, consumers may contact the FDA or the recalling firm at the agency's recall website listed above.
The recalled product
- Product
- "Lettuce Trio" (salad product) packed in 9oz. packages
- Manufacturer
- Fresh Express Inc (Div of Chiquita Brands)
- Affected units
- 3,009
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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