Twisted Chopped Caesar salad recalled for potential Listeria contamination
Fresh Express Inc is recalling Twisted Chopped Caesar salad in 9.4oz packages due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The product was distributed to retailers in 20 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 5/5 (Critical).
Highest-severity recall. The hazard can cause serious injury or death. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.
Our severity reasoning: The FDA has classified this as a Class I recall, the highest classification for food recalls. FDA Class I recalls are categorized as Critical per the severity rubric due to serious potential for adverse health consequences.
Plain-English summary
Fresh Express Inc (a division of Chiquita Brands) is recalling Twisted Chopped Caesar salad packed in 9.4oz packages due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.
The recalled product has code information Z324-Z350 and represents approximately 2,895 cases. It was distributed to 110 domestic distributors 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, as well as 3 foreign distributors in Canada.
The FDA has classified this as a Class I recall. Consumers who have purchased this product should not consume it.
The recalled product
- Product
- "Twisted Chopped Caesar" (salad product) packed in 9.4oz. packages
- Manufacturer
- Fresh Express Inc (Div of Chiquita Brands)
- Category
- Food — Ready-to-Eat Salad
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 2,895
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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