Tue, Oct 5th, 2021 - 6:45am
December 23, 2021 - 10:36am | By Ty Schonert
(Washington, DC) -- The CDC is investigating two separate Listeria outbreaks, both associated with packaged salads.
The CDC lists two companies, both Fresh Express and Dole, who's salads are seemingly linked to the separate Listeria outbreaks. Listeria is a severe bacterial illness that can cause headaches, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance, and convulsions, in addition to fever and muscle aches. Severe illness symptoms generally appear 1 to 4 weeks after eating food contaminated with Listeria, with cases known to start as early as the same day or as late as 70 days after consumption.
The CDC is advising people not to eat, sell, or serve the recalled products listed below.
Fresh Express: More information can be found here.
- Ten people from eight states are reported to have been infected with Listeria. All ten have been hospitalized and one has died.
- Fresh Express recalled several brands of their packaged salad on December 20, 2021.
- 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.
Dole: More information can be found here.
- Sixteen people from thirteen states are reported to have been infected with Listeria. Twelve people have been hospitalized and two have died.
- Dole recalled several brands of their packaged salads on December 22, 2021.
- The recall includes “best if used by” dates from 11/30/21 through 01/08/22. Brands include Ahold, Dole, Kroger, Lidl, Little Salad Bar, Marketside, Naturally Better, Nature’s Promise, and Simply Nature.
