The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-1092-2020·Announced 2020-07-22

Fresh Express Garden Salad Blend Recalled for Cyclospora Risk

Fresh Express is recalling Giant Eagle Garden Salad Blend due to a possible health risk from Cyclospora. Consumers should check their refrigerators for the affected product.

What this means for you

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 Giant Eagle Life's Getting Fresher Fresh Garden Salad Blend 12 oz. (UPC 030034923198). The product contains iceberg lettuce, carrots, and red cabbage. The recall is due to a possible health risk from Cyclospora.

The affected 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. The recall includes product with codes Z160, Z162, Z165, Z168, Z171, Z174, and Z176, with a "USED BY" or "Before" date of 7/11/2020.

Consumers who have purchased this product should check their refrigerators and dispose of it if it matches the description and codes listed above.

The recalled product

Product
Giant Eagle Life s Getting Fresher Fresh Garden Salad Blend 12 oz., UPC 030034923198, Iceberg lettuce, carrots & red cabbage

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
  • Z165
  • Z168
  • Z171
  • Z174
  • Z176. 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.

See all 92 products in this recall →