Sweet Lettuce salad products recalled for potential Listeria contamination
Fresh Express Inc is recalling Sweet Lettuce salad products in 5oz packages due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The affected products were distributed to wholesalers across the United 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 severity score of at least 4. Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen capable of causing serious illness, particularly in vulnerable populations, even though no illnesses are reported in the source text.
Plain-English summary
Fresh Express Inc, a division of Chiquita Brands, is recalling Sweet Lettuce salad products sold in 5oz packages. The recall was issued because the products have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
Approximately 1,232 cases of Sweet Lettuce with code markings Z324-Z350 were distributed to 110 domestic distributors across 20 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 distributors in Canada.
Listeria monocytogenes is a serious health hazard. Consumers who have purchased this product should not eat it. If you have this product in your home, discard it or return it to the place of purchase. Anyone who consumed this product and has concerns about their health should contact a healthcare provider.
The recalled product
- Product
- "Sweet Lettuce" (salad product) packed in 5oz. packages
- Manufacturer
- Fresh Express Inc (Div of Chiquita Brands)
- Affected units
- 1,232
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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