Organic Baby Kale Salad Recalled for Listeria Contamination Risk
Fresh Express Inc is recalling Organic Baby Kale salad in 5oz. packages due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The affected 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: The FDA classified this recall as Class I, which requires a severity score of at least 4. Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen known to cause serious illness and hospitalization, particularly in vulnerable populations.
Plain-English summary
Fresh Express Inc, a division of Chiquita Brands, is recalling Organic Baby Kale salad packaged in 5oz. containers due to the potential presence of Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
The recalled product, identified by codes Z324-Z350, includes 555 cases that were distributed to 110 domestic distributors across 20 U.S. 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 3 foreign distributors in Canada.
Listeria monocytogenes is a serious pathogen that can cause severe illness, particularly in vulnerable populations including pregnant women, newborns, and individuals with weakened immune systems. Consumers who have purchased this product should not consume it and should dispose of it or return it to the place of purchase. Anyone who has consumed this product and experiences symptoms of Listeria infection should contact their healthcare provider immediately.
The recalled product
- Product
- "Organic Baby Kale" (salad product) packed in 5oz. packages
- Manufacturer
- Fresh Express Inc (Div of Chiquita Brands)
- Affected units
- 555
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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