USA – Fresh Express is Voluntarily Recalling a Limited Number of Gourmet Café Chicken Caesar Salad Bowls – Listeria monocytogenes

FDA

Company Announcement

Salinas, CA October 26, 2024

Fresh Express is voluntarily recalling a limited number of Gourmet Café Chicken Caesar Salad Bowls due to the inclusion of recalled chicken items from BrucePac, an outside ingredient supplier. The BrucePac recall is due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The fresh vegetable components are not impacted by this recall.

Listeria monocytogenes is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. 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.

The salad bowls were distributed in the following states: CA, LA, TX, WA.

Fresh Express is no longer using chicken ingredients from the ingredient supplier’s (BrucePac) impacted facility and we will not do so until the USDA has inspected and given its approval for the facility to operate.

Consumers who have purchased these salad bowls should not eat any part and should discard them instead. For more information or to obtain a refund consumers may contact the Fresh Express Consumer Response Center at (800) 242-5472 during the hours of 8am to 7pm Eastern time. Refunds are also available where purchased.

Fresh Express Salad Bowls Containing BrucePac Chicken Items Recalled:

Name of Product

Ounces

UPC

Package Code

Use-By-Date

US Distribution States

Fresh Express
Gourmet Café
Chicken Caesar
5.75 oz 071279565620 S281
S282
S285
S288
10/26/2024
10/27/2024
10/30/2024
11/2/2024
CA, LA, TX, WA

Company Contact Information

Consumers:
Fresh Express Consumer Response Center
 (800) 242-5472

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Gov France

Product Category
Food
Product subcategory
Eggs and egg products
Product brand name
VOLAE
Model names or references
Packaging X6 Packaging X12 Packaging X18
Product identification
GTIN Batch Date
3250390168218 132425506 Recommended consumption date 05/10/2024
3250390168218 132426408 Recommended consumption date 10/13/2024
3250390168218 132427110 Recommended consumption date 10/23/2024
3250390168218 132427703 Recommended consumption date 10/27/2024
3250390168232 132425505 Recommended consumption date 03/10/2024
3250390168232 132425506 Recommended consumption date 05/10/2024
3250390168232 132426301 Recommended consumption date 10/14/2024
3250390168232 132426408 Recommended consumption date 10/13/2024
3250290168232 132427110 Recommended consumption date 10/23/2024
3250290168232 132427703 Recommended consumption date 10/27/2024
3250392264857 132425506 Recommended consumption date 05/10/2024
3250392264857 132426408 Recommended consumption date 10/13/2024
3250392264857 132427001 Recommended consumption date 10/19/2024
3250392264857 132427110 Recommended consumption date 10/23/2024
3250392264857 132427703 Recommended consumption date 10/27/2024
Start/End of marketing date
From 09/12/2024 to 10/25/2024
Storage temperature
Product to be kept in the refrigerator
Health mark
FR 79 201 001 CE
Additional information
Manufacturer: OVALIS
Geographic area of ​​sale
Whole France
Distributors
INTERMARCHE

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Gov France

Product Category
Food
Product subcategory
Fishery and aquaculture products
Product brand name
PENEAU HOUSE
Model names or references
SMOKED TROUT FROM FRANCE 120g
Product identification
GTIN Batch Date
3389400340679 242046 Use-by date between 11/16/2024 and 11/17/2024
Start/End of marketing date
From 10/23/2024 to 10/28/2024
Storage temperature
Product to be kept in the refrigerator
Health mark
FR 17.421.007.CE
Geographic area of ​​sale
Whole France
Distributors
Carrefour and Scalande

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Gov France

Product Category
Food
Product subcategory
Milk and dairy products
Product brand name
Milledome
Model names or references
Package of 2
Product identification
GTIN Batch
3376963684760 0000540
Start/End of marketing date
From 10/17/2024 to 01/14/2025
Storage temperature
Product to be kept in the refrigerator
Geographic area of ​​sale
Whole France
Distributors
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Livsmedelsverket

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France – Grey Tome – Listeria monocytogenes

Gov France

Product Category
Food
Product subcategory
Milk and dairy products
Product brand name
Good & Committed
Model names or references
Package of 4
Product identification
GTIN Batch
3061432113574 0000540
Start/End of marketing date
From 10/22/2024 to 12/10/2024
Storage temperature
Product to be kept in the refrigerator
Geographic area of ​​sale
Whole France
Distributors
pomona

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Gov France

Product Category
Food
Product subcategory
Milk and dairy products
Product brand name
Chabrol
Model names or references
Package of 2 Cheese slices
Product identification
GTIN Batch
3376963684715 0001407
Start/End of marketing date
From 10/14/2024 to 01/12/2025
Storage temperature
Product to be kept in the refrigerator
Geographic area of ​​sale
Whole France
Distributors
Match + Cora + Cartry + SARL Pagedid + The farmers of Rocamadour + Livradois Cheese Company

France – Tome of the Golden Mountains – Listeria monocytogenes

Gov France

Product Category
Food
Product subcategory
Milk and dairy products
Product brand name
Auvermont
Model names or references
Package of 4
Product identification
GTIN Batch
3376963684531 0001407
Start/End of marketing date
From 10/21/2024 to 12/12/2024
Storage temperature
Product to be kept in the refrigerator
Geographic area of ​​sale
Whole France
Distributors
SARL Pagedid

Canada – Country Traditions Frozen Food Outlet brand Homestyle Waffles recalled due to Listeria monocytogenes

Gov Canada

Product
Homestyle Waffles
Issue
Food – Microbial contamination – Listeria
What to do

Do not consume, use, sell, serve or distribute recalled products

Distribution
Ontario

Affected products

Issue

The affected product is being recalled from the marketplace due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

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Food Safety News

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