Romaine Garden Salad Recalled for Potential Listeria Contamination
Fresh Express Inc is recalling Romaine Garden salad in 12oz. packages due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The product was distributed to domestic and Canadian distributors across multiple states.
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 capable of causing serious illness and death, particularly in vulnerable populations, justifying the Severe classification.
Plain-English summary
Fresh Express Inc, a division of Chiquita Brands, is recalling Romaine Garden salad packed in 12oz. packages (codes Z324-Z350) due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. A total of 4,385 cases are affected by this recall.
The contaminated product was distributed to 110 domestic distributors 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 serious pathogen that can cause severe illness, particularly in pregnant women, young children, older adults, and people with weakened immune systems. Consumers should not consume the recalled product. Anyone who has purchased this salad should discard it or return it to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- "Romaine Garden" (salad product) packed in 12oz. packages
- Manufacturer
- Fresh Express Inc (Div of Chiquita Brands)
- Affected units
- 4,385
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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