Fresh Express Marketside Tri-Color Cole Slaw Recalled for Cyclospora Risk
Fresh Express is recalling Marketside Tri-Color Cole Slaw due to a possible health risk from Cyclospora. The product is sold in specific US states and Canada.
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 score of 3 (High) per the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Fresh Express Incorporated is recalling Marketside Tri-Color Cole Slaw 16 oz. (UPC 681131387484) due to a possible health risk from Cyclospora. The product contains green and red cabbage and carrots.
The recall affects specific product codes (Z158, Z161, Z163, Z164, Z172, Z174, Z175, Z178) with a 'USED BY' or 'Before' date of 7/10/2020. The 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, WV, and in Canada.
Consumers should check their pantries for this product and dispose of it or return it to the store of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Marketside Tri-Color Cole Slaw 16 oz., UPC 681131387484, Green & red cabbage and carrots
- 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 (8)
- Product Code Z158
- Z161
- Z163
- Z164
- Z172
- Z174
- Z175
- 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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