Spinach Recalled Due to Listeria monocytogenes Contamination
Fresh Express and Publix spinach products are being recalled due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination confirmed by the Florida Department of Agriculture. The products were distributed to seven southeastern states.
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 of spinach contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, a high-risk pathogen. The FDA Class I classification requires a minimum severity score of 4. No illnesses or deaths are reported in the source material.
Plain-English summary
Fresh Express and Publix spinach products are being recalled due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination confirmed by the Florida Department of Agriculture.
The recalled products include Fresh Express spinach (NET WT. 8 OZ, UPC 0 71279 13204 4) with code G332 (USE BY: DEC-15-23) and Publix spinach (NET WT 9 OZ, UPC 0 41415 00886 1) with code G322 (USE BY: DEC-14-23).
The products were distributed to Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. Consumers who have purchased these spinach products should not consume them and should discard them or return them to the point of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Spinach sold under the brand names of Fresh Express NET WT. 8 OZ (227G) UPC 0 71279 13204 4 FRESH EXPRESS INCORPORATED PO BOX 80399, SALINAS, CA 93912 & Publix NET WT 9 OZ (255g) UPC 0 41415 00886 1 DISTRIBUTED BY PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS, INC., LAKELAND, FL 33802
- Manufacturer
- Fresh Express Incorpated
- Category
- Food — Produce / Leafy Greens
- 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)
- Fresh Express Spinach G332 USE BY: DEC-15-23 Publix G322 USE BY: DEC-14-23
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 2 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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