Fresh Express Chopped Salad Kit Southwest Recalled for Listeria Risk
Fresh Express Incorporated is recalling Chopped Salad Kit Southwest products due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination in the cheese condiment pack. Consumers should not consume the product.
What this means for you
Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: FDA Class I classification establishes a minimum severity score of 4. Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen requiring urgent action to prevent serious illness. The official Class I designation reflects hazard potential warranting immediate consumer notification.
Plain-English summary
Fresh Express Incorporated is recalling Chopped Salad Kit Southwest with condiments, a pre-packaged salad kit (13.4 oz) containing green cabbage, green leaf lettuce, kale, red cabbage, carrots, green onions, tortilla strips, cheddar cheese, and chipotle ranch dressing. The product has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The cheese included in the salad kit's condiment pack was recalled by the cheese supplier.
878 cases of the product were distributed to retailers in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, California, Utah, Washington, and Canada. The affected product is identified by UPC 681131305129, with lot number G002 (expiration date January 17, 2024), lot number G364 (expiration date January 14, 2024), and condiment pack with use-by date of March 3, 2024.
Consumers who have purchased this product should not consume it and should dispose of it or return it to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Chopped Salad Kit Southwest with condiments(toppings that include cheese), labeled salad bag (Green Cabbage, Green Leaf Lettuce, Kale, Red Cabbage, Carrots, Green Onions, Tortilla Strips, Cheddar Cheese, and Chipotle Ranch Dressing), Net Wt 13.4 oz, 6 bags per case. UPC 681131305
- Manufacturer
- Fresh Express Incorpated
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 878
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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