Recalls / Class I
Class IF-0602-2022
Class I— FDA's most serious classification, issued when there is a reasonable probability that consumption of or exposure to the product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
Product
"Sweet & Crunchy" (salad product) packed in 5oz. packages
- Type
- Food
- Affected lot / code info
- Z324-Z350
- Quantity
- 20,493 cases
Why it was recalled
potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes
Recalling firm
- Firm
- Fresh Express Inc (Div of Chiquita Brands)
- Notification channel
- Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Address
- 1109 E Lake St, Streamwood, Illinois 60107-4332
Distribution
- Distribution pattern
- Products were distributed to 110 domestic distributors (in CT, IA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, ND, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, VA, and WI) and 3 foreign distributors (Canada).
Timeline
- Recall initiated
- 2021-12-18
- FDA classified
- 2022-01-22
- Posted by FDA
- 2022-02-02
- Terminated
- 2023-05-17
- Status
- Terminated
Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-0602-2022. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.