Recall alert: Salad kits sold at Publix recalled over Listeria concerns

Fresh Express Incorporated is voluntarily recalling three varieties of already-expired branded and private-label salad kit products over possible contamination from Listeria monocytogenes.

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The products, which include certain lots that were produced at the company’s Morrow, Georgia, facility, are no longer available for sale and no illnesses have been reported to date.

A random sample test of a single salad kit with a Use-By Date of March 31, 2023, collected by the Georgia Department of Agriculture, yielded a positive result for the Listeria pathogen, leading to the recall.

Recalled salad items all carry Product Code GO75 and Use-By Dates of March 31 or April 2, 2023, located on the front of the package.

They were distributed through retailers in the states of Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia.

Retailers have been instructed to ensure the recalled products are removed from all inventories. Consumers who might still have the recalled products in their refrigerators should discard and not consume them.

The recalled items are:

1. Express Caesar Chopped Kit:

9.40 ounces

UPC code: 00071279309194

Product code: G075

Sell-by date: 4/2/2023

Sold in stores in: Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina

2. Fresh Express Chopped Kit Chipotle Cheddar:

11.3 ounces

UPC code: 00071279306049

Product code: G075

Sell-by date: 4/2/2023

Sold in stores in: Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia

3. Publix Makoto Honey Ginger Salad Kit

8.75 ounces

UPC code: 00071279309194

Product code: G075

Sell-by date: 3/31/2023

Sold in stores in: Florida, Georgia, North Carolina

Consumers can call the Fresh Express Consumer Response Center at (800) 242-5472 between the hours of 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. EDT for information about refunds. Refunds are also available where the product was purchased.

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