Fresh Express Spinach & Arugula Salad Recall for Listeria Contamination
Fresh Express Inc is recalling 2,519 cases of 5oz. Spinach & Arugula salad packages due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The products were distributed across multiple 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, which requires a minimum severity score of 4 per the rubric. Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen with potential for serious illness, and no statement indicates illnesses have been reported to date.
Plain-English summary
Fresh Express Inc, a division of Chiquita Brands, is recalling 2,519 cases of Spinach & Arugula salad packed in 5oz. packages due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.
The affected products, identified by codes Z324-Z350, 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.
Listeria monocytogenes is a pathogen that can cause serious illness. Consumers who have purchased these products should not consume them. Those with questions about whether a product is affected should contact Fresh Express Inc or their local distributor using the product code information provided.
The recalled product
- Product
- "Spinach & Arugula" (salad product) packed in 5oz. packages
- Manufacturer
- Fresh Express Inc (Div of Chiquita Brands)
- Affected units
- 2,519
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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