The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-1130-2020·Announced 2020-07-22

Fresh Express Marketside Premium Romaine Salad Recalled for Cyclospora Risk

Fresh Express is recalling Marketside Premium Romaine Salad due to a possible health risk from Cyclospora. The product was distributed in 33 US states and Canada.

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 aligns with the rubric criteria for a High severity score (3).

Plain-English summary

Fresh Express Incorporated is recalling Marketside Premium Romaine Salad 18 oz. (UPC 681131388078) due to a possible health risk from Cyclospora. The product contains romaine lettuce, red cabbage, and carrots.

The recall covers product with codes Z158, Z160, Z162, Z163, Z174, and Z176, with a "USED BY" or "Before" date of 7/08/2020. The product was distributed in the following US states: 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 who have purchased this product should discard it or return it to the place of purchase. The FDA classifies this as a Class II recall, indicating 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
Marketside Premium Romaine Salad 18 oz., UPC 681131388078, Romaine lettuce, red cabbage & carrots

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 (6)

  • Product Code Z158
  • Z160
  • Z162
  • Z163
  • Z174
  • Z176. USED BY or Before 7/08/2020

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 →