Just a couple of months after Fresh Express salad products caused a salmonella outbreak in the Upper-Midwest states, romaine lettuce based products have been recalled due to possible E. coli contamination. While this new recall applies mostly to Canada, some of these products were apparently distributed to a few South Dakota retail outlets as well. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is advising the public not to eat these products. Fresh Express is a Salinas, California based manufacturer.
The products included in this recall have best before dates of July 9 through July 12. These products include:
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Double Carrots 340 g 10802 5 S175 July 10, 2010
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Green & Crisp 340 g 10804 9 S175 July 10, 2010
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Premium Romaine 255 g 10808 7 S175 July 10, 2010
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Lettuce Trio 255 g 10809 4 S175 July 10, 2010
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Italian 283 g 21100 8 S175, S176 2010
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Fancy Greens 198 g 23201 0 S174, S175 2010
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American 340 g 24100 5 S175, S176 2010
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5-Lettuce Mix 170 g 25101 1 S175 July 9, 2010
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Hearts of Romaine 283 g 26102 7 S175, S176 2010
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Triple Hearts 226 g 26111 9 S175, S176 2010
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Leafy Green Romaine 255 g 26112 6 S175 July 10, 2010
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Veggie Lover’s 340 g 28100 1 S175 July 10, 2010
212 g + 0 71279 July 10-11,
Caesar Complete Salad 74 mL 30100 6 S175, S176 2010
212 g + 0 71279 July 10-11,
CaesarLite Complete Salad 74 mL 30101 3 S175, S176 2010
Caesar Supreme Complete 226 g + 0 71279 July 10-11,
Salad 81 mL 30104 4 S175, S176 2010
B.L.T. Caesar Complete 226 g + 0 71279
Salad 74 mL 30107 5 S175 July 10, 2010
Asian Supreme Complete 323 g + 0 71279 July 10-11,
Salad 74 mL 30201 0 S175, S176 201
Salsa! Ensalada Supreme 326 g + 0 71279
Complete Salad 74 mL 30601 8 S175 July 10, 2010
Fresh Express advises consumers to dispose of any of the above recalled salad mixes and asks those with questions to call 800-242-5472 between the hours of 5 am and 8 pm Pacific Time Monday through Friday.
So far, there have been no illnesses associated with the potentially contaminated Romaine lettuce products. Several weeks after the April-May 2010 recall due to salmonella outbreak in the Upper-Midwest, Fresh Express recalled various ready-to-eat salads that were distributed and sold across the nation in 26 states, including Alaska, Arkansas, Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, Washington and Wyoming.
E. coli food poisoning usually causes only mild symptoms in healthy individuals, which may include nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea. However, individuals such as the very young, the elderly and those with compromised immune systems may be at risk of developing serious complications such as HUS which affects the kidneys and can be life threatening.
If you have become ill with E. coli after consuming foods that are possibly contaminated, contact a New York food poisoning attorney to discuss legal rights you may have. Brown Chiari are Buffalo NY Personal Injury Lawyers.
