Fresh Express Organic Baby Spinach & Kale Mix Recall: Listeria Risk
Fresh Express Inc is recalling "Organic Baby Spinach & Baby Kale Mix" salad in 5oz packages due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The affected product was distributed to over 110 domestic distributors across multiple 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 mandates a minimum severity score of 4 per the rubric. Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen that can cause serious illness and death, particularly in vulnerable populations, even without reported illnesses at the time of recall issuance.
Plain-English summary
Fresh Express Inc, a division of Chiquita Brands, is recalling "Organic Baby Spinach & Baby Kale Mix" salad products packed in 5oz packages. The recall was initiated due to the potential for contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.
Approximately 1,188 cases of the product with code information Z324-Z350 were distributed to 110 domestic distributors located in 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. Those with questions about the recall should contact Fresh Express Inc or consult their healthcare provider if they believe they have consumed the recalled product and develop symptoms of Listeria infection.
The recalled product
- Product
- "Organic Baby Spinach & Baby Kale Mix" (salad product) packed in 5oz. packages
- Manufacturer
- Fresh Express Inc (Div of Chiquita Brands)
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 1,188
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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