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Fresh Express Incorpated Recall: The condiment kits in some Caesar Salad bags contain undeclared allergens: tree nuts (walnuts).

United States

TerminatedClass II

Company
Fresh Express Incorpated
Product
Fresh Express Kit Caesar salad, Net Wt. 7.6 oz. (215g), Fres…
Recall date
June 17, 2016
Terminated
May 4, 2017
Source
FDA

Reason for recall

The condiment kits in some Caesar Salad bags contain undeclared allergens: tree nuts (walnuts).

  1. - Recall initiated
  2. - Reported by source
  3. - Recall terminated
Recalled products
Product description UPC Quantity Lot / code information
Fresh Express Kit Caesar salad, Net Wt. 7.6 oz. (215g), Fresh Express Incorporated, 550 S. Caldwell St. Charlotte, NC 28202, packed in clear flexible plastic bags. Product Code: G163B13A Not published in this source record 2449 Cases x 6 bags of 7.6 oz each = 14,694 of 7.6 oz bags. Use-By-Date 6/26/2016

Distribution

  • AL
  • AR
  • DC
  • DE
  • FL
  • GA
  • IA
  • IL
  • KY
  • KS
  • LA
  • MD
  • MI
  • MO
  • MS
  • NC
  • OH
  • OK
  • PA
  • SC
  • TN
  • TX
  • VA
  • WI and WV.

Official source record

Agency
FDA
Dataset
FDA Food Enforcement (Recalls)
Recall number
F-0763-2017
Event ID
74458
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Company
Fresh Express Incorpated
Product description
Fresh Express Kit Caesar salad, Net Wt. 7.6 oz. (215g), Fresh Express Incorporated, 550 S. Caldwell St. Charlotte, NC 28202, packed in clear flexible plastic bags. Product Code: G163B13A
Quantity
2449 Cases x 6 bags of 7.6 oz each = 14,694 of 7.6 oz bags.
Reason
The condiment kits in some Caesar Salad bags contain undeclared allergens: tree nuts (walnuts).
Recall initiation date
June 17, 2016
Report date
December 28, 2016
Classification date
Not published in this source record
Termination date
May 4, 2017
Distribution pattern
AL, AR, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, KY, KS, LA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NC, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WI and WV.
UPC, lot, and code information
Use-By-Date 6/26/2016
Voluntary or mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Initial notification method
Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
Source last updated
Not tracked separately from the Public Health Trace retrieval date below
Public Health Trace retrieval date

Responsible company: Fresh Express Incorpated

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Distribution map

A map highlighting the states named in the source's distribution description.

Shading reflects state-level totals only, as published by the source. It does not imply county-level or point-level precision.

Distribution map
State Distributed
Alabama 1
Arkansas 1
District of Columbia 1
Delaware 1
Florida 1
Georgia 1
Iowa 1
Illinois 1
Kentucky 1
Kansas 1
Louisiana 1
Maryland 1
Michigan 1
Missouri 1
Mississippi 1
North Carolina 1
Ohio 1
Oklahoma 1
Pennsylvania 1
South Carolina 1
Tennessee 1
Texas 1
Virginia 1
Wisconsin 1
West Virginia 1

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