The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Food)·F-0594-2022·Announced 2022-02-02

Santa Fe Bowl salad product recalled for potential Listeria contamination

Fresh Express Inc is recalling Santa Fe Bowl salad in 5.23oz and 5.7oz packages due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The product was distributed to over 100 U.S. distributors 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 has classified this as a Class I recall, which requires a severity score of at least 4 per the rubric. Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen that can cause serious illness, particularly in vulnerable populations, even without reported illnesses at the time of the recall notice.

Plain-English summary

Fresh Express Inc (a division of Chiquita Brands) is recalling Santa Fe Bowl salad product sold in 5.23oz and 5.7oz packages due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The recalled product has code Z324-Z350.

Approximately 5,798 cases of the product 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 to 3 foreign distributors in Canada.

Consumers who have purchased this product should not consume it. Those with questions about whether they have purchased affected product should contact Fresh Express Inc or their local retailer.

The recalled product

Product
"Santa Fe Bowl" (salad product) packed in 5.23oz. and 5.7oz. packages
Manufacturer
Fresh Express Inc (Div of Chiquita Brands)
Category
Food — Salad / Ready-to-Eat Produce
Hazard
  • listeria
  • pathogenic-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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