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Multiple brands of packaged salads manufactured by Dole and Fresh Express were recalled after random samples tested positive for listeria monocytogenes, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is investigating the two separate listeria outbreaks, which have caused 26 total illnesses, resulting in 22 hospitalizations and 3 deaths, that matched the outbreak strains identified in the random samples. However, the infections occurred between Aug. 2014 and Oct. 2021.
People who purchased the recalled products are advised to throw them out; to further reduce the risk of cross contamination, the FDA recommendeds being extra vigilant about cleaning and sanitizing surfaces and containers that may have encountered the products. Listeria can survive in refrigerated temperatures and spread to other foods and surfaces.
States where recalled salads were sold
List of recalled Fresh Express salads
The recalled salads include an extensive variety of leafy greens packaged by Fresh Express at its facility in Streamwood, Illinois. The products were sold in 19 states at retailers such as Albertsons, Aldi, BJ’s, Safeway, ShopRite, Target and Walmart, among others, under the following brands:
- Bowl & Basket
- Fresh Express
- Giant Eagle
- Little Salad Bar
- Market District
- Marketside
- O Organics
- Signature Farms
- Simply Nature
- Weis
- Wellsley Farms
The recalled salads are labeled with product codes Z324 through Z350 printed on the front of the package. See the recall announcement for the full list of products.
Consumers who purchased any of the recalled salads are advised to throw them away. For more information or to obtain a refund, call the Fresh Express Consumer Response Center at 800-242-5472 between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m. ET. Refunds are also available from the stores where the products were purchased.
List of recalled Dole Salads
A number of salads packaged by Dole at its facilities in Bessemer City, North Carolina, and Yuma, Arizona, were recalled. The products were sold at retailers including Aldi, Giant Food, Kroger, Lidl and Walmart, among others, under the following brands:
- Ahold
- Dole
- Kroger
- Lidl
- Little Salad Bar
- Marketside
- Naturally Better
- Nature's Promise
- Simply Nature
The recalled products can be identified by a product lot code beginning with either the letter "N" or "Y" in the upper right-hand corner of the package. The salads will have a "Best if Used By" date between Nov. 30, 2021, and Jan. 8, 2022. The full list of products and product codes can be found on the recall announcement.
Consumers who purchased the recalled products should discard them immediately. Anyone with questions about the recall should call the Dole Consumer Response Center at 800-356-3111, Monday through Friday between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. PT.
