The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-1433-2023·Announced 2023-08-23

Garden Cut Lettuce Greek Mix Salad recalled for possible deer feces contamination

Get Fresh Produce, Inc. is recalling Garden Cut Lettuce Greek Mix Salad (product number 10149) due to possible contamination with deer feces. Affected product was distributed in Illinois and Florida.

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: Ready-to-eat produce contaminated with animal feces presents a clear risk of foodborne illness from pathogenic organisms. Although no illnesses have been reported, this meets the rubric criterion for 'risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported,' warranting a High (3) severity score.

Plain-English summary

Get Fresh Produce, Inc. is recalling Garden Cut Lettuce Greek Mix Salad (product number 10149) due to potential contamination with deer feces. The recall affects 3,410 pounds of product (341 finished cases) packaged in 10-pound corrugated boxes with inner plastic bags.

The product consists of 1-inch chopped Romaine lettuce mixed with 1/8-inch sliced red and green cabbage. Affected lot numbers are X0194799 and X0194886. Distribution was limited to Illinois and Florida.

Consumers who have purchased this product should not eat it. Return the product to the place of purchase or discard it. Fecal contamination of produce can harbor pathogens that cause foodborne illness.

The recalled product

Product
Garden Cut Lettuce Greek Mix Salad (product number 10149) 10 LB packed in corrugated boxes with an inner plastic bag. Product consists of: 1"x1" Romaine, 1/8" red cabbage, and 1/8" green cabbage.
Manufacturer
Get Fresh Produce, Inc.
Category
Food — Produce / Ready-to-Eat Salad
Hazard
  • fecal-contamination

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 (1)

  • Lots: X0194799 X0194886

Distribution

Distribution scope not specified by the agency.

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