Fresh Express salad kits recalled due to potential Listeria contamination
As a consequence of a recall initiated by a cheese supplier, Rizo-Lopez Foods, Inc., Fresh Express is voluntarily recalling two salad kits with condiment packs that contain the recalled cheese, which may pose a potential health risk from Listeria monocytogenes.
Listeria monocytogenes can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.
The salad kits being recalled were available for purchase at retail grocery stores in AL, CA, FL, GA, ID, UT and WA in limited quantities. The kits being recalled are Fresh Express Salsa! Ensalada Salad Kit and Marketside Southwest Chopped Salad Kit with Use-By Dates ranging from January 6 through February 20, 2024, and include condiment packs with Use-By Dates ranging from February 28 through April 4, 2024.
No other Fresh Express salads or salad kits or condiment packs containing cheese are included in this recall. The safety of Fresh Express lettuces and leafy greens are not a factor in this recall and no illnesses have been reported to date in connection with these products. Fresh Express is taking this action upon learning that two salad kits contained condiment packs with cheese toppings that are affected by a recall issued by Rizo-Lopez Foods, Inc.
Fresh Express has notified retailers to remove the recalled kits from store shelves and all inventories.
Consumers who may have the recalled salad kits should discard them immediately and not eat them. Consumers who may have kept the condiment packs from the recalled salad kits for possible later use should also discard them immediately and not consume the contents. Refunds are also available at point of sale.
Specific identifying details for the recalled products are listed in the chart below and can be found on the salad bag packaging label or on the condiment pack.
Fresh Express Recalled Salad Kits February 8, 2024
Marketside Southwest Chopped Salad Kit
10.3
681131305129
G364
G002
1/14/2024
1/17/20243/3/2024
AL, FL, GA
Fresh Express Salsa! Ensalada Salad Kit
12.1
071279309026
S353 to S363
S002 to S033
1/6/2024 to 1/18/2024
1/21/2024 to 2/20/2024
2/28/2024 to 4/4/2024
CA, ID, UT, WA
For questions or to obtain refunds, consumers may call the Fresh Express Consumer Response Center at (800) 242-5472 between the hours of 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Eastern Time.
Dole-branded and private label salad kits recalled due to potential Listeria contamination
Dole Fresh Vegetables, Inc. is voluntarily recalling from the market a limited number of Dole-branded and private label salad kits described below, which were processed on the same line as a cheese that has been recalled by the manufacturer, Rizo-Lopez Foods, for the possible presence of Listeria monocytogenes. (https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/rizo-lopez-foods-inc-voluntarily-recallsdairy-products-because-possible-health-risk)
This recall notification is being issued due to the potential for cross-contamination of cheese contained in certain masterpacks by cheese potentially contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes from our packaged cheese supplier. At this time, we are unaware of any specific illnesses associated with our products. or by other purchasers of their recalled cheese.
A listing of products subject to this recall is set forth below and includes Dole, President’s Choice, and Marketside brands. The product lot codes are located in the upper-right-hand corner of the package. Consumers who still have any of these products in their refrigerators or freezers are urged not to consume the product and to discard it immediately.
Recalled salad items were distributed in the states of AL, CA, CT, FL, GA, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NV, NY, OH, PA, SC, TN, UT, VA, WA and WI. Additionally, these salads were distributed in the following Canadian provinces: Alberta, British Columbia, New Brunswick, Ontario, and Quebec.
No other Dole products are part of these voluntary recalls.
Dole retailers have been advised to check store shelves and warehouse inventories to confirm that no recalled product is available for purchase by consumers.
Retailer and consumer questions about the voluntary recalls should be directed to the Dole Consumer Response Center at 800-356-3111, Monday-Friday, 8:00am to 3:00pm Pacific Time.
Dole Fresh Vegetables is coordinating closely with regulatory officials.
Dole Chopped Kit Avocado Ranch
71430000915
W019- W036
02/03/2024-02/20/2024
N019-N036
02/03/2024-02/20/2024
DoleChop Kit Avocado Ranch Chop Kit Ranch A L’Avocat
71430000922
W022- W036
2024 FE 06 – 2024 FE 20
Dole Premium Kit Southwest Salad
71430017012
W022- W036
02/04/2024-02/18/2024
N022- N036
02/04/2024- 02/18/2024
Dole Cajun Ranch Chopped Kit
71430002063
W029- W036
02/11/2024- 02/18/2024
N022- N036
02/04/2024- 02/18/2024
Dole Premium Kit Endless Summer
71430010730
W022- W036
02/04/2024- 02/18/2024
N023- N036
02/05/2024-02/19/2024
Dole Supreme Kit Southwest Salad Supreme Kit Salade Du Sud-Ouest
71430017111
W020- W036
2024 FE 03 – 2024 FE 18
President’s Choice Southwest Salad Kit Sud-Ouest Kit de Salade
60383023195
W034-W036
2024 FE 17 – 2024 FE 18
B018- B024
2024 FE 03 – 2024 FE 09
Marketside Chopped Salad Kit Bacon Ranch Crunch
681131305440
B020- B036
02/05/2024- 02/21/2024
Rizo-López Foods and Fresh Creations Foods, along with the FDA, have issued a recall of all Chicken Street Taco Meal Kit Units due to the potential contamination of Listeria monocytogenes. The select meals and kits include crema cup which contain a recalled cheese ingredient. Product was sold in Sprouts stores in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and Tennessee.
The affected product lots of the following product:
Chicken Street Taco Meal Kit (UPC 205916414990; Best by Date 11/29/2023-3/4/2024)
No illnesses have been reported to date.
The FDA and CDC, in collaboration with state and local partners, are investigating illnesses in a multi-year, multistate outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infections linked to queso fresco and cotija cheeses manufactured by Rizo-López Foods.
Customers who have purchased these items are urged not to consume these products and to dispose of them or return the items to their local store for a full refund. The FDA recommends in these cases that anyone who purchased or received any recalled products to use extra vigilance in cleaning and sanitizing any surfaces and containers that may have come in contact with these products to reduce the risk of cross-contamination. Listeria monocytogenes can survive in refrigerated temperatures and can easily spread to other foods and surfaces.
Customers who have purchased affected product are urged to discard the meal kit or return it to the place of purchase for a full refund.
Customers with questions may contact Sprouts Customer Relations at [email protected].
Media Contact: [email protected]
Bacon-wrapped jalapenos peppers stuffed with street corn recalled due to potential Listeria contamination
Details of a recent public health alert from USDA was updated to reflect additional products affected by the dairy products that have been recalled due to possible Listeria Monocytogenes contamination. Check back frequently to see if additional products have been added.
Size: Variable Weights
Brand Name: Custom Made Meals
Product Name: Bacon-Wrapped Jalapeno
Peppers Stuffed with Street Corn
Use By Dates: 8 Feb 24 to 28 Feb 24
Establishment Number: 4121A
Production Dates: Produced on August 20, 2023.
States Affected: Colorado, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia.
Media and Consumer Contact: Theresa Makelki, SVP, Sales & Sales Operations, Custom Made Meals, 720-595- 3544, [email protected]
Various Fratelli Beretta charcuterie meats recalled due to potential Salmonella contamination
Fratelli Beretta USA, Inc., a Mount Olive, N.J. establishment, is recalling an undetermined amount of ready-to-eat (RTE) meat charcuterie products containing Coppa that may be under processed, which may have resulted in possible contamination with foodborne pathogens, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced.
The RTE Coppa products have various best by dates. The products subject to the recall and the product labels can be viewed here.
The products subject to recall bear establishment number “EST. M47967 or M7543B” inside the USDA mark of inspection or in inkjet print on the front of the package. These items were shipped to distributor and retail locations nationwide.
FSIS is working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and state public health partners to investigate a multistate outbreak of Salmonella. FSIS collected unopened RTE Coppa product as part of the investigation, which tested positive for Salmonella, but that product was not released into commerce. After further investigation, FSIS determined that the product subject to the recall may be under processed. Further testing is ongoing to determine if the product sample that tested positive for Salmonella is related to the outbreak. The company conducted a recall of charcuterie products on January 3, 2024, related to possible Salmonella contamination and FSIS issued a public health alert on January 18, 2024, related to additional charcuterie products. Anyone concerned about an illness should contact a healthcare provider.
Consumption of food contaminated with Salmonella can cause salmonellosis, one of the most common bacterial foodborne illnesses. The most common symptoms of salmonellosis are diarrhea, abdominal cramps, and fever within 6 hours to 6 days after eating the contaminated product. The illness usually lasts 4 to 7 days. Most people recover without treatment. In some persons, however, the diarrhea may be so severe that the patient needs to be hospitalized. Older adults, infants, and persons with weakened immune systems are more likely to develop a severe illness. Individuals concerned about an illness should contact their health care provider.
FSIS is concerned that some product may be in retailers’ and consumers’ refrigerators. Consumers who have purchased these products are urged not to consume them. These products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase.
FSIS routinely conducts recall effectiveness checks to verify recalling firms notify their customers of the recall and that steps are taken to make certain that the product is no longer available to consumers. When available, the retail distribution list(s) will be posted on the FSIS website at www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls.
Media and consumers with questions regarding the recall can contact Marco Lastrico, Public Relations, Busseto Foods, at 917-634-1685 or
[email protected]. Consumers with questions regarding the recall can contact the Busseto Recall Hotline at 866-552-4916.
Consumers with food safety questions can call the toll-free USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline at 888-MPHotline (888-674-6854) or send a question via email to [email protected]. For consumers that need to report a problem with a meat, poultry, or egg product, the online Electronic Consumer Complaint Monitoring System can be accessed 24 hours a day at
