![]() ![]() Retailers have been instructed to ensure the recalled products are removed from all inventories. They were distributed through retailers in the states of Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. Recalled salad items all carry Product Code GO75 and Use-By Dates of March 31 or Aplocated on the front of the package. The recall was initiated when it was learned a random sample test of a single salad kit with a Use-By Date of Macollected by the Georgia Department of Agriculture yielded a positive result for the Listeria pathogen. Consumers with these symptoms should consult their health care provider. Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women. Listeria monocytogenes can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people and others with weakened immune systems. The recalled products are no longer available for sale and no illnesses have been reported to date. Fresh Express Incorporated is voluntarily recalling a limited quantity of three varieties of already-expired branded and private label salad kit products produced at the company’s Morrow, Georgia facility out of an abundance of caution due to a possible health risk from Listeria monocytogenes.
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