On December 20, 2021, Fresh Express recalledexternal icon several brands of packaged salad products. The recall includes all Use-By Dates with product codes Z324 through Z350.
- Brands include Fresh Express, Bowl & Basket, Giant Eagle, Little Salad Bar, Marketside, O Organics, Signature Farms, Simply Nature, Weis Fresh from the Field, and Wellsley Farms Organic.
On December 16, 2021, the Michigan Department of Agricultureexternal icon identified the outbreak strain of Listeria in a bag of Fresh Express Sweet Hearts packaged salad.
CDC is also investigating another Listeria outbreak linked to packaged salads produced by Dole. See the Dole recall noticeexternal icon.