Food recall

C&E Farms, Inc. recall: Romaine lettuce packed in bulk 45-lb mini-bins

C&E Farms, Inc., of Oxnard, CA, recalled Romaine lettuce packed in bulk 45-lb mini-bins. The FDA's reason: “Product potentially contaminated with deer feces.” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on August 1, 2023, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of August 16, 2023. The FDA has closed the recall: it found the company did all it reasonably could to remove or correct the product.

How serious

Class II

It could cause temporary or minor harm

Why

Other germs or toxins (botulism, hepatitis A, mold...)

Status

Terminated

Closed September 17, 2024

The recall

Company
C&E Farms, Inc. (Oxnard, CA)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Product potentially contaminated with deer feces”
Where it was sold
U.S. distribution to: MI, MA, UT, CA, TX, IL, MD. No foreign distribution.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
92803

The product recalled

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

  • F-1398-2023 Class II

    Romaine lettuce packed in bulk 45-lb mini-bins

    Codes: Tierrasol Ranch, Lot 23-27R017T

    Quantity: 8010 mini-bins

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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 August 16, 2023.

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.