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 lots.
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 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 recall as Class II. According to the severity rubric, an FDA Class II recall involving a significant pathogen like Cyclospora, which can cause serious gastrointestinal illness, falls under the 'Severe' category (Score 4), particularly given the potential for hospitalization associated with such pathogens.
Plain-English summary
Fresh Express Incorporated is recalling Fresh Express Iceberg Garden / Lechuga Repollo 3 lbs. salad products. The recall is issued due to a possible health risk from Cyclospora contamination in products containing iceberg lettuce, red cabbage, and/or carrot ingredients.
The affected products are identified by UPC 071279104119 and specific product codes: Z160, Z162, Z163, Z174, Z175, Z176, and Z177. These items have a "USED BY" or "Before" date of 7/11/2020. The recall covers distribution in numerous domestic states, including 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 Canada.
Consumers who have purchased these products should check their refrigerators for the specific UPC and product codes listed above. If the product is found, consumers should discard it or return it to the place of purchase. The FDA has classified this recall as Class II, indicating a situation in which there is 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 Iceberg Garden / Lechuga Repollo 3 lbs., UPC 071279104119, Iceberg lettuce, carrots & red cabbage
- Manufacturer
- Fresh Express Incorporated
- Category
- Food — Ready-to-Eat Salad
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 (7)
- Product Code Z160
- Z162
- Z163
- Z174
- Z175
- Z176
- Z177. USED BY or Before 7/11/2020
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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