Fresh Express Spring Mix Salad Recalled for Listeria Risk
Fresh Express Inc is recalling Spring Mix salad in multiple package sizes due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The product was distributed across the United States 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 classified this recall as Class I, which requires a minimum severity score of 4 per the rubric. Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen capable of causing serious infection and hospitalization, particularly in vulnerable populations.
Plain-English summary
Fresh Express Inc, a division of Chiquita Brands, is recalling Spring Mix salad packed in 5 oz., 10 oz., 11 oz., and 16 oz. packages. The recall affects approximately 53,698 cases with product codes Z324–Z350.
The salad has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, a bacterium that can cause serious infections.
The recalled products were distributed to 110 domestic distributors across 20 U.S. states (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) and 3 foreign distributors in Canada.
Consumers who have purchased this product should not consume it and should discard it or return it to the point of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- "Spring Mix" (salad product) packed in 5oz., 10oz., 11oz., and 16oz. packages
- Manufacturer
- Fresh Express Inc (Div of Chiquita Brands)
- Category
- Food — Produce / Salad
- Hazard
- listeria-monocytogenes
- 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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