Fresh EXPRESS Lettuce Salad Kit Recalled for Listeria
Fresh EXPRESS Chopped Kit Caesar Romaine Lettuce has been recalled due to testing positive for Listeria monocytogenes. The affected product was distributed to Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia.
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: This is an FDA Class I recall, which mandates a minimum severity of 4. Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen associated with serious foodborne illness.
Plain-English summary
Fresh EXPRESS Chopped Kit Caesar Romaine Lettuce (UPC 0 71279 30919 4, code G075/ 04/02/23) has been recalled due to testing positive for Listeria monocytogenes. The manufacturer, Fresh Express Incorporated, was notified by a customer of the contamination.
Approximately 3,333 cases of the product—each containing 6 bags of 9.4 oz—were distributed to Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia.
Consumers should not consume this product. Consumers with questions should contact the FDA or the product manufacturer.
The recalled product
- Product
- Fresh EXPRESS Chopped Kit Caesar Romaine Lettuce TOTAL NET WT. 9.4 OZ (266g) SALAD & TOPPINGS: NET WT. 6.9 OZ (196g) DRESSING 2.5 fl. oz. (74 mL)/NET WT 2.5 oz. (71g) fresh express incorporated P.O. BOX 80599, SALINAS, CA 93912 UPC 0 71279 30919 4
- Manufacturer
- Fresh Express Incorpated
- Category
- Food — Salad / Ready-to-Eat
- Hazard
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)
- G075/ 04/02/23
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 3 recalled by Fresh Express Incorpated 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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