Fresh Express 3 Color Deli Cole Slaw Recalled for Cyclospora Risk
Fresh Express is recalling 14 oz 3 Color Deli Cole Slaw due to a possible health risk from Cyclospora. Consumers should check their refrigerators for affected products.
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) on a ready-to-eat product where no illnesses have been reported, which aligns with the rubric criteria for a High severity score.
Plain-English summary
Fresh Express Incorporated is recalling Fresh Express America's Fresh 3 Color Deli Cole Slaw, 14 oz, due to a possible health risk from Cyclospora. The affected product contains green cabbage, carrots, and red cabbage. The recall includes products with Product Codes Z158, Z160, Z161, Z162, Z163, Z164, Z165, Z172, Z174, Z175, and Z176, and a "USED BY" or "Before" date of 7/14/2020.
The affected products were distributed in the following U.S. states: 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. The products were also distributed in Canada.
Consumers who have purchased the affected product should check their refrigerators and dispose of the product or return it to the store of purchase. The source text does not specify the number of units recalled or report any illnesses.
The recalled product
- Product
- Fresh Express America's Fresh 3 Color Deli Cole Slaw" 14 oz, UPC 071279123004, (Canada UPC) 0 71279 12302 8 , Green cabbage, carrots & red cabbage
- Manufacturer
- Fresh Express Incorporated
- Category
- Food — Deli / 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 (11)
- Product Code Z158
- Z160
- Z161
- Z162
- Z163
- Z164
- Z165
- Z172
- Z174
- Z175
- Z176. USED BY or Before 7/14/2020
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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