Companies recall lettuce, salad kits over fears of potential listeria contamination

Listeria lettuce recalls overview: 

• Who: Several companies initiated recalls for salad and lettuce products this month, including Revolution Farms, Meijer and Fresh Express Incorporated. 
• Why: The companies are concerned the products may be contaminated with the bacteria listeria monocytogenes. 
• Where: The companies shipped the recalled products to various locations across the United States.

Salad and lettuce contaminated with potentially harmful bacteria can pose a serious risk to the health and wellbeing of consumers who come into contact with it. 

The potential for adverse health effects led to a number of lettuce recalls in April conducted by companies concerned their lettuce and/or salad kits were potentially contaminated with the bacteria listeria monocytogenes. 

Exposure to listeria monocytogenes can cause mild symptoms, such as fever or vomiting, or more severe reactions and even death for the very young, elderly or immunocompromised. 

Revolution Farms recalls 15 lettuce mixes over possible listeria contamination concerns

Revolution Farms recalled 15 of its lettuce mixes earlier this month over concerns they may have been contaminated with listeria monocytogenes. 

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published the recall on April 5. It applies to Revolution Farms lettuce mix products packed by the company between March 3 and March 11 of this year. 

Revolution Farms says it chose to initiate the lettuce recall after the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development informed the company it received a positive result for listeria monocytogenes in a random sample of one of its lettuce mix products. 

The company has since instructed retailers to remove the recalled lettuce mix product from their shelves and advised consumers to either discard the recalled products or return them to their original place of purchase to receive a full refund. 

No illnesses have been reported in connection with the recall, according to Revolution Farms.

Meijer recalls 12 types of premade salad products over listeria contamination concerns

Grocery store company Meijer recalled 12 types of its premade salad products earlier this month over concerns they may have been contaminated with listeria monocytogenes bacteria. 

The recalled Meijer products contain a “Fresh From Meijer” sticker located on a clear plastic container holding the salad, according to the recall published by the FDA on April 10.  

Meijer says it is not aware of any illnesses connected to its recalled premade salad products but advises consumers to immediately throw them away. 

Consumers who purchased the recalled salads and would like a full refund can request one at a customer service desk located inside a Meijer grocery store location. 

Fresh Express voluntarily recalls three salad kit varieties over listeria contamination concerns

Fresh Express Incorporated recalled a limited quantity of three varieties of its salad kits earlier this month over concerns they may be contaminated with listeria monocytogenes bacteria. 

The recall, which the FDA published April 7, includes the company’s Fresh Express Caesar Chopped Kit, Fresh Express Chopped Kit Chipotle Cheddar and Publix Makoto Honey Ginger Salad Kit. 

The recalled salad kits had already expired prior to the company’s recall announcement, according to Fresh Express, which says it still chose to conduct the voluntary recall “out of an abundance of caution.” 

Fresh Express says it first learned that the recalled salad kits may have been contaminated with listeria monocytogenes after the Georgia Department of Agriculture collected a random sample test of a single test kit that returned a positive result for the bacteria. 

Consumers who own the recalled Fresh Express salad kits have been advised to dispose of them, while retailers were told to remove the salad kits from all of their inventories. 

FSIS issues public health alert over recalled ready-to-eat fresh salad products with chicken, ham, lettuce

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) issued a public health alert earlier this month to ensure consumers know not to eat recalled ready-to-eat fresh salad products with chicken, ham and lettuce.

The fresh salad products had already been recalled over concerns they were contaminated with listeria monocytogenes; however, the FSIS wanted to double down and make sure consumers knew to stay away from them. 

The recalled chicken, ham and lettuce products include Fruit Ridge Farms White Chicken Caesar Salad, Fruit Ridge Farms Chef Salad with Ham, BELL’S BISTRO White Chicken Caesar Salad and BELL’S BISTRO Chef Salad with Ham. 

The FSIS says it has not received any reports of adverse health effects in connection with the recall and advised any consumers who feels ill to contact their health care provider.

Have you been affected by a lettuce and/or salad recall initiated over potential listeria contamination concerns? Let us know in the comments! 

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