Food recall

Fresh Express Incorpated recall: Fresh Express Gourmet Cafe Chicken Caesar 5.75oz, Labeled Salad Bowls, Refrigerate

Fresh Express Incorpated, of Windermere, FL, recalled Fresh Express Gourmet Cafe Chicken Caesar 5.75oz, Labeled Salad Bowls, Refrigerate and 1 other product. The FDA's reason: “Potential Listeria Monocytogenes Contamination. The pre-packaged condiment trays contains chicken linked to the Bruce Pac recall.” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on October 18, 2024, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of December 11, 2024. 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 December 31, 2024

The recall

Company
Fresh Express Incorpated (Windermere, FL)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Potential Listeria Monocytogenes Contamination. The pre-packaged condiment trays contains chicken linked to the Bruce Pac recall.”
Where it was sold
U.S. distribution within states in retail locations in LA, MO, IL, KY, OH, MN, IN, CA, UT, VT, TX, WI. No Foreign distribution.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
95629

The 2 products recalled

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

  • F-0256-2025 Class I

    Fresh Express Gourmet Cafe Chicken Caesar 5.75oz, Labeled Salad Bowls, Refrigerate, UPC Code: 71279407074 and Case Code:071279565620

    Codes: Lot code S268, S270, S274, S275, S277, S281, S282, S285, S288, Z257, Z262, Z267, Z271, Z274 Expiration Date: 09/29/2024, 10/04/2024, 10/09/2024, 10/13/2024, 10/15/2024, 10/16/2024, 10/19/2024, 10/20/2024, 10/22/2024, 10/26/2024, 10/27/2024, 10/30/2024, 11/02/2024

    Quantity: 1024 Cases

  • F-0257-2025 Class I

    Fresh Express Gourmet Cafe Santa Fe Greek 5.2 oz, Labeled Salad Bowls, Refrigerate, UPC Code: 71279 40713 5 and Case Code :71279-56704

    Codes: Lot Code: Z257, Z262, Z267, Z271 Expiration Date: 09/30/2024, 10/05/2024, 10/10/2024, 10/14/2024

    Quantity: 210 Cases

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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 December 11, 2024.

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.