Recall announced for expired kale, spinach, collard green products due to possible listeria

Kale, spinach recall overview: 

• Who: Lancaster Foods has issued a recall of various expired kale, spinach and collard greens.
• Why: The products pose a potential health risk.
• Where: The kale, spinach recall is active in the United States.

Lancaster Foods has issued a recall of various expired kale, spinach and collard greens as the products pose a potential health risk.

The recall was published May 6 to the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) website. It applies to a limited quantity of 3 brands of already-expired Robinson Fresh, Lancaster, and Giant brand Kale, Spinach and Collard Green products produced at the company’s Jessup, Maryland facility. The specific products can be seen here. 

According to the notice, the products are being recalled due to a possible health risk from Listeria monocytogenes. Listeria monocytogenes can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people and others with weakened immune systems. 

No related illnesses have been reported to date. The company is not currently facing legal action over the recall, but Top Class Actions follows recalls closely as they sometimes end in class action lawsuits.

Positive test for Listeria pathogen

The recall was initiated after a random sample of a single bag of Chopped Kale Greens product with a “BEST IF USED BY May 1 2023” date collected by the New York Agriculture and Markets Food Safety Division tested positive for the Listeria pathogen, the notice says.

The affected products were distributed through retailers and distributors in the states of Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Virginia, and Pennsylvania. 

Retailers and distributors 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 the items and they should not be consumed,” the notice states.

Meanwhile, several companies have recently initiated recalls for salad and lettuce products, including Revolution Farms, Meijer and Fresh Express Incorporated. 

Are you affected by this kale and spinach recall? Let us know in the comments! 

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