Food Poisoning Law Blog : Food Poisoning Lawyer & Attorney : PritzkerLaw : Food Safety, Outbreaks & Recalls

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Within the last month, four companies have announced recalls for salad greens possibly tainted with Listeria. Listeria is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. 

 No illnesses have been reported in association with the recalls:

Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market Inc. is recalling 12 oz bags of fresh, Washed Spinach, with the Enjoy by date of OCT 16 sold under the f&e™ label.

True Leaf Farms is recalling 2 lb. bags of chopped romaine with a bag and box code B256-46438-8 and a “use by date” of 9/29/11. The bags were shipped between September 12 and 13 to an institutional food service distributor in Oregon who further distributed it to at least two additional states, Washington and Idaho.

Giant Eagle is recalling 8 oz packages of Shredded Iceberg Lettuce, produced by River Ranch Fresh Foods LLC, with a use by date of October 14, 2011. Additionally, the shredded iceberg lettuce was used in a small number of prepared deli ring sandwiches. The affected deli ring sandwiches include:

• Giant Eagle Large Italian Sandwich Ring (UPC 23755100000),

• Giant Eagle Mini Italian Sandwich Ring (UPC 24755500000),

• Giant Eagle Large New York Sandwich Ring (UPC 22755100000),

• Giant Eagle Mini New York Sandwich Ring (UPC 25755500000),

• Giant Eagle Large All America Sandwich Ring (UPC

River Ranch Fresh Foods  is recalling of 2,154 cases of various bagged salad products. The bagged salad products subject to the recall include: