Fresh Express Marketside Shredded Iceberg Lettuce Recalled for Cyclospora Risk
Fresh Express is recalling Marketside Shredded Iceberg Lettuce due to a possible health risk from Cyclospora. Consumers should check product codes and dates.
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 aligns with the rubric criteria for a High severity score.
Plain-English summary
Fresh Express Incorporated is recalling Marketside Shredded Iceberg Lettuce 16 oz. (UPC 681131532099) due to a possible health risk from Cyclospora. The recall covers 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 are Z158, Z161, Z163, Z172, Z174, Z175, Z177, and Z178. The recall includes products with a "USED BY" or "Before" date of 7/10/2020.
Consumers should check their refrigerators for these specific product codes and dates. If found, they should discard the product or return it to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Marketside Shredded Iceberg Lettuce 16 oz., UPC 681131532099, 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 (8)
- Product Code Z158
- Z161
- Z163
- Z172
- Z174
- Z175
- Z177
- Z178. 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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