Sweet Hearts Salad Recalled for Potential Listeria Contamination
Fresh Express Inc is recalling Sweet Hearts salad in 9oz. packages due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The product was distributed to domestic and Canadian distributors.
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. Although no illnesses or injuries are reported in the source text, Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen that can cause serious illness and death, particularly in vulnerable populations. Class I recalls are FDA's most serious classification and warrant a severity score of at least 4.
Plain-English summary
Fresh Express Inc (a division of Chiquita Brands) is recalling Sweet Hearts salad packed in 9oz. packages because the product has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
The recalled product was distributed across multiple states (CT, IA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, ND, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, VA, and WI) to 110 domestic distributors, as well as to 3 foreign distributors in Canada. Approximately 9,258 cases were affected. The product code range is Z324-Z350.
Listeria monocytogenes is a bacterium that can cause serious illness, particularly in vulnerable populations such as pregnant women, elderly individuals, and people with weakened immune systems. Consumers who have purchased this product should not consume it and should discard it or return it to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- "Sweet Hearts" (salad product) packed in 9oz. packages
- Manufacturer
- Fresh Express Inc (Div of Chiquita Brands)
- Affected units
- 9,258
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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