Sweet & Crunchy Salad Recalled for Listeria Contamination Risk
Fresh Express Inc is recalling Sweet & Crunchy salad in 5oz. packages due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The affected products were distributed to food service distributors across 20 U.S. 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 as a Class I recall, which mandates a minimum severity score of 4 per the rubric. Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen capable of serious illness and death, particularly in vulnerable populations.
Plain-English summary
Fresh Express Inc, a division of Chiquita Brands, is recalling Sweet & Crunchy salad products packed in 5oz. packages. The recall was initiated because the products have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
Approximately 20,493 cases 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. An additional 3 foreign distributors in Canada also received affected products. The affected product codes are Z324 through Z350.
Consumers who have purchased this product should not consume it. Anyone concerned about their health or who may have consumed the recalled product should contact a healthcare provider.
The recalled product
- Product
- "Sweet & Crunchy" (salad product) packed in 5oz. packages
- Manufacturer
- Fresh Express Inc (Div of Chiquita Brands)
- Category
- Food — Produce / Ready-to-Eat
- Hazard
- listeria
- pathogen-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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