This bagged salad kit is being recalled
The product has been sold in stores such as Walmart, Publix and Kroger, in 15 states.
A popular salad kit distributed to stores in 15 stateswas recalled Due to possible contamination, according to the Federal Drug Administration (FDA). A random inspection by the Fresh Express Fresh Express Producer of a set of 10.5 ounces of its Caesar Supreme Salad Kit revealed a positive E. coli test.
The recalled salad comes in purple plastic, green and light with aDate of use of November 8, 2020 and oneProduct code of S296. No customers or complaints of clients has been reported, but the company voluntarily publishes the recall "an abundance of caution in the improbable event of the product, which is now 8 days after the date of use, is still in stores or consumers. Houses, "according toAn announcement of the FDA. (In touch:8 groceries who can soon be in the short diet.)
The salad kit was distributed in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Washington and Wyoming. No specific retailers are mentioned in the recall notice. However, Walmart, Kroger, Target, and more are listed on a Fresh Express website as places to buy kits. To see the complete list,Click here.
Eating a contaminated product with E. coli can cause diarrhea, stomach cramps and vomiting. Symptoms can last a week or more. "Consumers who can still have the product expired at home in their refrigerators should throw away and not consume it," says the announcement.
This is not the only lettuce to recall recently because of a possible contamination by E. coli. Bags ofRoman lettuce sold at Walmart are the cause suspicious of two cases of recent illness. In September, a teenager contracted an illness of food origin after eating a salad bowl of a chipotle in Ohio.The lawyers have now filed two prosecutions against the casual Mexican chain on his behalf.
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