Organic Baby Arugula Recalled for Potential Listeria Contamination
Fresh Express Inc is recalling Organic Baby Arugula in 5oz. and 16oz. packages due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The product was distributed across multiple U.S. 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. Class I recalls with high-risk pathogens like Listeria monocytogenes, even without reported illnesses, meet the Severe threshold per the rubric (FDA Class I and Class II with hospitalization/serious contamination warrant a score of 4).
Plain-English summary
Fresh Express Inc, a division of Chiquita Brands, is recalling Organic Baby Arugula sold in 5oz. and 16oz. packages due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.
The recalled products 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. The recall involves 14,743 cases with code information Z324-Z350.
Listeria monocytogenes is a bacterium that can cause serious infection, particularly in pregnant women, newborns, and immunocompromised individuals. Consumers who have purchased this product should not consume it and should discard it or return it to the place of purchase. Anyone who has consumed the product and is experiencing symptoms of listeriosis should contact their healthcare provider.
The recalled product
- Product
- "Organic Baby Arugula" (salad product) packed in 5oz. and 16oz. packages
- Manufacturer
- Fresh Express Inc (Div of Chiquita Brands)
- Category
- Food — Produce / Ready-to-Eat
- Hazard
- listeria-monocytogenes
- pathogen-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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