Fresh Express Iceberg Garden Salad Recalled for Cyclospora Risk
Fresh Express is recalling Iceberg Garden salad products due to a possible health risk from Cyclospora. Consumers should check their refrigerators for affected items.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class II
Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.
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 3/5 (High).
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a high-risk pathogen (Cyclospora) without reported illness, which aligns with the 'High' severity criteria in the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Fresh Express Incorporated is recalling Fresh Express Iceberg Garden / Lechuga Repollo 24 oz. salad products. The recall is due to a possible health risk from Cyclospora contamination. The affected products contain iceberg lettuce, carrots, and red cabbage.
The recall covers products with UPC 071279104119 and product codes Z161, Z162, Z163, Z174, Z175, or Z177. These items have a 'USED BY' or 'Before' date of 7/12/2020. The products were distributed in various Midwestern states and in Canada.
Consumers who have purchased these products should check their refrigerators. If they have the affected items, they should discard them or return them to the place of purchase. The FDA classifies this as a Class II recall.
The recalled product
- Product
- Fresh Express Iceberg Garden / Lechuga Repollo 24 oz., UPC 071279104119, iceberg lettuce, carrots & red cabbage
- Manufacturer
- Fresh Express Incorporated
- 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 (6)
- Product Code Z161
- Z162
- Z163
- Z174
- Z175
- Z177. USED BY or Before 7/12/2020
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 92 recalled by Fresh Express Incorporated 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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