Fresh Express Chopped Kit Recalled for Listeria monocytogenes
Fresh Express Chopped Kit Chipotle Cheddar salad has been recalled because it tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes. The 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 recall is classified as FDA Class I due to the high-risk pathogenic bacterium Listeria monocytogenes, which mandates a minimum severity score of 4 per the severity rubric.
Plain-English summary
Fresh Express Chopped Kit Chipotle Cheddar, a ready-to-eat salad product, is being recalled due to contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The recall affects product with code G075/04/02/23, totaling approximately 1,299 cases (6 bags per case, 11.3 ounces per bag).
The manufacturer, Fresh Express Incorporated, was notified by a customer that the product tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes, a pathogenic bacterium that can cause serious foodborne illness.
The recalled product was distributed to Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia. Consumers who have purchased this product should not consume it. The product should be discarded or returned to the point of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Fresh Express Chopped Kit Chipotle Cheddar TOTAL NET WT. 11.3 oz (320G) SALAD TOPPINGS NET WT 9.1 oz (258Gg) DRESSING 2.3 fl. oz. (68 mL)/NET WT 2.2oz (62g) FRESH EXPRESS INCORPORATED P.O. BOX 80599, SALINAS, CA 93912 UPC 0 71279 30604 9
- Manufacturer
- Fresh Express Incorpated
- Category
- Food — Ready-to-eat salad
- 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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