BrightFarms Spring Crunch Lettuce Recall Due to Salmonella Risk
BrightFarms Spring Crunch lettuce packaged in 4oz clear plastic clamshells may be contaminated with Salmonella. The recall affects products distributed in Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, Indiana, and Michigan with best-by dates through July 29, 2021.
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: The FDA classified this as a Class I recall. Per the severity rubric, FDA Class I recalls receive a minimum score of 4 regardless of whether illnesses have been reported, because Class I indicates a reasonable probability that use of the product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
Plain-English summary
BrightFarms is recalling BrightFarms Spring Crunch lettuce due to potential Salmonella contamination. The affected product is packaged in clear plastic clamshells containing 4 ounces, grown at the company's Rochelle, Illinois indoor farm, with UPC 5706200479 and best-by dates through July 29, 2021.
The recalled lettuce was distributed in Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, Indiana, and Michigan.
Consumers who purchased this product should not consume it. Those with questions about the recall may contact Bright Farms directly.
The recalled product
- Product
- BrightFarms Spring Crunch; packaged in clear, plastic clamshells; 4oz; grown at the company's Rochelle, Illinois indoor farm
- Manufacturer
- Bright Farms
- Category
- Food — Produce / 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)
- UPC: 5706200479 Best By Dates through 7/29/2021
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 10 recalled by Bright Farms 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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