Fresh Express Shredded Lettuce Recalled for Cyclospora Risk
Fresh Express is recalling Giant Eagle Shredded Lettuce 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) in a ready-to-eat product 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 Shredded Lettuce 16 oz. (UPC 030034923204) due to a possible health risk from Cyclospora. The recall includes ready-to-eat salad products containing iceberg lettuce, red cabbage, and/or carrot ingredients.
The affected products were 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 specific product codes involved are Z158, Z161, Z164, Z165, Z169, Z170, Z171, Z172, and Z175, with a 'USED BY' or 'Before' date of 7/10/2020.
Consumers who have purchased these products should check their refrigerators for the specific UPC and product codes listed above. If found, they should discard the product or return it to the store of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Giant Eagle Shredded Lettuce 16 oz., UPC 030034923204, Iceberg lettuce
- 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 (9)
- Product Code Z158
- Z161
- Z164
- Z165
- Z169
- Z170
- Z171
- Z172
- Z175. USED BY or Before 7/10/2020
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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