Food recall

Fresh Express Incorporated recall: Fresh Express Hearts of Romaine Crunchy and Sweet 100% Hearts of Romaine Lettuce

Fresh Express Incorporated, of Salinas, CA, recalled Fresh Express Hearts of Romaine Crunchy and Sweet 100% Hearts of Romaine Lettuce. The FDA's reason: “FDA IEH sample of Fresh Express Hearts of Romaine was found positive for Listeria Monocytogenes.” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on August 26, 2012, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of September 12, 2012. The FDA has closed the recall: it found the company did all it reasonably could to remove or correct the product.

How serious

Class I

It could cause serious harm or death

Why

Listeria

Status

Terminated

Closed February 12, 2013

The recall

Company
Fresh Express Incorporated (Salinas, CA)
Reason, in FDA's words
“FDA IEH sample of Fresh Express Hearts of Romaine was found positive for Listeria Monocytogenes.”
Where it was sold
AL, AR, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MD, MO, MS, NC, OH, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
63003

The product recalled

As the FDA describes them, with the codes that tell whether a package is part of the recall.

  • F-2131-2012 Class I

    Fresh Express Hearts of Romaine Crunchy and Sweet 100% Hearts of Romaine Lettuce. 10 oz. plastic bag UPC 71279 26102. Fresh Express, Salinas, CA.

    Codes: G222B3A; Use by August 23.

    Quantity: unknown at this time

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Source and notes

U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Enforcement Reports (openFDA food recall data) (Public domain (U.S. government work); source U.S. Food and Drug Administration, openFDA), data as of September 12, 2012.

Each week the FDA lists the recalls it has classified in its Enforcement Report, often weeks after the company announced the recall, so a month with five weekly reports tends to count more. Each recall counts once, however many products it covers, in the month FDA first listed it. Class I means the food could cause serious harm or death, Class II temporary or minor harm, and Class III is unlikely to harm anyone. Meat, poultry and most egg products are recalled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, not the FDA, and aren't included. For what to do with a recalled product, see the FDA's recalls page.