Fresh Express Inc. is recalling certain Fresh Express brand salad products from the marketplace because of possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

This recall comes after the same products were recalled in the U.S. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have linked Fresh Express salads to an ongoing Listeria outbreak.

The recalled products have been sold in the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Ontario and may have been distributed in other provinces and territories, according to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. 

Product codes are located on the front of the packages below the Use-By Date.

Recalled products:

Brand Product Size UPC Codes
Fresh Express Organic Salad Kit Organic Sweet Dijon Onion 215 g 0 71279 30950 7 All packages bearing a lot code beginning with “Z324” through “Z350”
Fresh Express Organic Salad Kit Organic Classic Caesar 278 g 0 71279 78713 8 All packages bearing a lot code beginning with “Z324” through “Z350”
Fresh Express Iceberg Garden Salad  340 g 0 71279 10412 6 All packages bearing a lot code beginning with “Z324” through “Z350”
Fresh Express Kit Caesar Supreme  298 g 0 71279 30214 0 All packages bearing a lot code beginning with “Z324” through “Z350”
Fresh Express Kit Caesar Salad 278 g 0 71279 30215 7 All packages bearing a lot code beginning with “Z324” through “Z350”
Fresh Express 3 Color Deli Coleslaw – Garden 397 g 0 71279 12302 8 All packages bearing a lot code beginning with “Z324” through “Z350”
Fresh Express Kit Bacon Caesar  283 g 0 71279 30109 9 All packages bearing a lot code beginning with “Z324” through “Z350”
Fresh Express Iceberg Garden Salad 680 g 0 71279 10413 3 All packages bearing a lot code beginning with “Z324” through “Z350”
Fresh Express Spinach  454 g 0 71279 13208 2 All packages bearing a lot code beginning with “Z324” through “Z350”
Fresh Express Twisted Caesar Chopped Salad Kit Asian Caesar 272 g 0 71279 30212 6 All packages bearing a lot code beginning with “Z324” through “Z350”
Fresh Express Chopped Kit Sunflower Crisp  320 g 0 71279 30933 0 All packages bearing a lot code beginning with “Z324” through “Z350”
Fresh Express Chopped Kit Southwest 326 g 0 71279 30930 9 All packages bearing a lot code beginning with “Z324” through “Z350”
Fresh Express Chopped Kit Asian  349 g 0 71279 30929 3 All packages bearing a lot code beginning with “Z324” through “Z350”
Fresh Express Sweet Butter Salad 170 g 0 71279 22104 5 All packages bearing a lot code beginning with “Z324” through “Z350”
Fresh Express Garden Shreds Iceberg 227 g 0 71279 10708 0 All packages bearing a lot code beginning with “Z324” through “Z350”
Fresh Express Twisted Caesar Chopped Salad Kit Classic Caesar 266 g 0 71279 30211 9 All packages bearing a lot code beginning with “Z324” through “Z350”
Fresh Express Veggie Lover’s Salad 312 g 0 71279 28106 3 All packages bearing a lot code beginning with “Z324” through “Z350”
Fresh Express Green & Crisp Salad 312 g 0 71279 10813 1 All packages bearing a lot code beginning with “Z324” through “Z350”
Fresh Express Spinach  227 g 0 71279 13207 5 All packages bearing a lot code beginning with “Z324” through “Z350”
Fresh Express Hearts of Romaine  255 g 0 71279 26115 7 All packages bearing a lot code beginning with “Z324” through “Z350”
Fresh Express American Salad 312 g 0 71279 24103 6 All packages bearing a lot code beginning with “Z324” through “Z350”
Fresh Express Twisted Caesar Chopped Salad Kit Avocado Caesar  275 g 0 71279 30926 2 All packages bearing a lot code beginning with “Z324” through “Z350”
Fresh Express Baby Spinach 142 g 0 71279 27123 1 All packages bearing a lot code beginning with “Z324” through “Z350”

As of the posting of this recall, there have been no reported illnesses associated with the consumption of these products in Canada.

Consumers should check to see if they have the recalled products in their homes. Recalled products should not be consumed and thrown out or returned to the location where they were purchased.

More product photos can be viewed here.

About Listeria infections
Food contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes may not look or smell spoiled but can still cause serious and sometimes life-threatening infections. Anyone who has eaten any recalled products and developed symptoms of Listeria infection should seek medical treatment and tell their doctors about the possible Listeria exposure.

Also, anyone who has eaten any of the recalled products should monitor themselves for the food poisoning symptoms during the coming weeks because it can take up to 70 days after exposure to Listeria for symptoms of listeriosis to develop.

Symptoms of Listeria infection can include vomiting, nausea, persistent fever, muscle aches, severe headache, and neck stiffness. Specific laboratory tests are required to diagnose Listeria infections, which can mimic other illnesses.

Pregnant women, the elderly, young children, and people such as cancer patients who have weakened immune systems are particularly at risk of serious illnesses, life-threatening infections, and other complications. Although infected pregnant women may experience only mild, flu-like symptoms, their infections can lead to premature delivery, infection of the newborn, or even stillbirth.

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