The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Food)·F-1056-2020·Announced 2020-07-22

Fresh Express Chopped Kit Bacon & Bleu Recalled for Cyclospora Risk

Fresh Express is recalling Chopped Kit Bacon & Bleu salads due to a possible health risk from Cyclospora. Consumers should not eat 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: The source text identifies the agency classification as Class II and cites a 'possible health risk from Cyclospora.' Per the rubric, FDA Class II recalls involving significant health risks or pathogens are classified as Severe (4), particularly when specific pathogen risks are cited without explicit 'no illness' language that would cap the score at 3.

Plain-English summary

Fresh Express Incorporated is recalling Fresh Express Chopped Kit Bacon & Bleu 10.9 oz salads (UPC 071279306063) due to a possible health risk from Cyclospora. The affected product contains red and green cabbage, green leaf lettuce, carrots, and green onions.

The recall covers product with codes Z160, Z162, Z163, Z164, Z165, Z167, Z168, Z169, Z170, Z172, Z174, Z175, and Z176, with a 'USED BY' or 'Before' date of 7/12/2020. The product was 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.

Consumers who have purchased this product should not eat it. The FDA classifies this as a Class II recall, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences.

The recalled product

Product
Fresh Express Chopped Kit Bacon & Bleu 10.9 oz, UPC 071279306063, Red and green cabbage, green leaf lettuce, carrots & green onions

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 (13)

  • Product Code Z160
  • Z162
  • Z163
  • Z164
  • Z165
  • Z167
  • Z168
  • Z169
  • Z170
  • Z172
  • Z174
  • Z175
  • Z176. 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.

See all 92 products in this recall →