Fresh Express Garden Salad Recalled Due to Cyclospora Risk
Fresh Express is recalling Little Salad Bar Garden Salad products due to a possible health risk from Cyclospora.
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) without reported illness, which corresponds to a High severity score under the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Fresh Express Incorporated is recalling Little Salad Bar Garden Salad 12 oz. products containing iceberg lettuce, carrots, and red cabbage. The recall is being conducted due to a possible health risk from Cyclospora.
The affected products are identified by UPC 4099100082975 and Product Codes Z158, Z160, Z161, Z162, Z163, Z164, Z165, Z167, Z168, and Z169. The recall includes products with a "USED BY" or "Before" date of 7/03/2020.
The 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. Consumers should check their pantries for these specific products and dispose of them or return them to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Little Salad Bar Garden Salad 12 oz.,UPC 4099100082975, Iceberg lettuce, carrots & red cabbage
- Manufacturer
- Fresh Express Incorporated
- Category
- Food — Ready-to-Eat Salad
- 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 (10)
- Product Code Z158
- Z160
- Z161
- Z162
- Z163
- Z164
- Z165
- Z167
- Z168
- Z169. USED BY or Before 7/03/2020
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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