Fresh Express Ready-to-Eat Salads Recalled for Cyclospora Risk
Fresh Express is recalling specific ready-to-eat salad products due to a possible health risk from Cyclospora. Consumers should check their products and discard them if they match the description.
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) in ready-to-eat products where no illnesses have been explicitly reported in the source text, fitting the criteria for a High severity score.
Plain-English summary
Fresh Express Incorporated is recalling Giant Eagle American (Family Size) 24 oz. salad products containing iceberg lettuce, romaine lettuce, carrots, red cabbage, and radishes. The recall is issued due to a possible health risk from Cyclospora contamination.
The affected products are identified by UPC 030034930370 and product codes Z158, Z162, or Z163. The recall includes products with a "USED BY" or "Before" date of July 9, 2020. These products were distributed in various Midwestern and Eastern states, as well as in Canada.
Consumers who have purchased these products should check their refrigerators for the specific UPC and product codes listed above. If the product matches the description, consumers should discard it or return it to the place of purchase. No specific illnesses have been reported in the source text, but the recall is precautionary due to the potential for Cyclospora infection.
The recalled product
- Product
- Giant Eagle American (Family Size) 24 oz., UPC 030034930370, Iceberg lettuce, romaine lettuce, carrots, red cabbage and radishes
- Manufacturer
- Fresh Express Incorporated
- Category
- Food — Ready-to-Eat Salads
- 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 (3)
- Product Code Z158
- Z162
- Z163. USED BY or Before 7/09/2020
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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