Fresh Express Little Salad Bar Garden Recalled for Cyclospora Risk
Fresh Express is recalling Little Salad Bar Garden 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 corresponds to a High severity score per the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Fresh Express Incorporated is recalling Little Salad Bar Garden, 12 oz, UPC 4099100082975, which contains iceberg lettuce, carrots, and red cabbage. The recall is being conducted due to a possible health risk from Cyclospora.
The affected products were distributed in the Midwestern states of AR, CT, DC, DE, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SD, TN, VA, VT, WI, and WV, as well as in Canada. The recall includes products with specific product codes (Z122 through Z169) and a "USED BY" or "Before" date of 7/3/2020.
Consumers who have purchased these products should check their refrigerators for the specific UPC and product codes listed. If found, they should discard the product or return it to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Little Salad Bar Garden, 12 oz, UPC 4099100082975, 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 (20)
- Product Code Z122
- Z125
- Z126
- Z128
- Z129
- Z130
- Z132
- Z133
- Z134
- Z135
- Z136
- Z139
- Z140
- Z141
- Z142
- Z143
- Z144
- Z145
- Z148
- Z149
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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