Organic Mixed Greens Salad Recalled for Listeria monocytogenes Risk
Fresh Express Inc is recalling Organic Mixed Greens in 5oz. packages due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The product was distributed to retailers and distributors across 20 U.S. 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 as a Class I recall. According to the severity rubric, FDA Class I recalls are classified as Severe (score 4) or higher. No deaths or reported illnesses are stated in the source text, so the score is 4 rather than 5.
Plain-English summary
Fresh Express Inc (a division of Chiquita Brands) is recalling Organic Mixed Greens packed in 5oz. packages with code information Z324-Z350 due to the potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.
Approximately 7,780 cases of the product 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.
Listeria monocytogenes is a bacterium that can cause serious infections. Consumers who have purchased this product should not consume it. Those with questions about the recall should contact the recalling firm.
The recalled product
- Product
- "Organic Mixed Greens" (salad product) packed in 5oz. packages
- Manufacturer
- Fresh Express Inc (Div of Chiquita Brands)
- Affected units
- 7,780
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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