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Lower risk Food recall · FDA · Published October 18, 2024

Fresh Express Gourmet Cafe Chicken Caesar Salad Bowls Recall: Listeria Risk

Fresh Express recalls chicken Caesar salad bowls with potential Listeria contamination linked to Bruce Pac recall. Products sold with UPC 71279407074 and specific lot codes.

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🇺🇸 FDA recall #F-0256-2025FoodFresh Express ›
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Recalling firmFresh Express Incorpated4757 The Grove Dr · Windermere, FL 34786-8426
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Fresh Express is recalling chicken Caesar salad bowls that may contain Listeria Monocytogenes. This contamination risk is linked to a previous recall involving Bruce Pac. Consumers should check the product details and take action if affected. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/8669-fresh-express-gourmet-cafe-chicken-caesar-salad-bowls-recall-listeria.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/8669-fresh-express-gourmet-cafe-chicken-caesar-salad-bowls-recall-listeria · Updated August 17, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-0256-2025

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“Fresh Express Gourmet Cafe Chicken Caesar Salad Bowls Recall: Listeria Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated August 17, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/8669-fresh-express-gourmet-cafe-chicken-caesar-salad-bowls-recall-listeria. Based on FDA recall #F-0256-2025 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-0256-2025%22&limit=1).

Fresh Express Incorpated recalled Fresh Express Gourmet Cafe Chicken Caesar salad bowls due to potential Listeria Monocytogenes contamination, the FDA said on Oct. 18, 2024. Owners should discard the product.

How to tell if you have it

  • Brand: Fresh Express
  • Product: Fresh Express Gourmet Cafe Chicken Caesar 5.75oz, Labeled Salad Bowls, Refrigerate
  • UPC Code: 71279407074
  • Case Code: 071279565620
  • Lot codes: S268, S270, S274, S275, S277, S281, S282, S285, S288, Z257, Z262, Z267, Z271, Z274
  • Expiration Dates: 09/29/2024, 10/04/2024, 10/09/2024, 10/13/2024, 10/15/2024, 10/16/2024, 10/19/2024, 10/20/2024, 10/22/2024, 10/26/2024, 10/27/2024, 10/30/2024, 11/02/2024
  • Quantity: 1024 Cases

The hazard

The pre-packaged condiment trays contain chicken linked to the Bruce Pac recall, posing a potential Listeria Monocytogenes contamination risk. The FDA classified this as a Class I recall.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show Fresh Express Incorpated has had 9 other recalls since June 17, 2016. Other recent recalls of similar products include Fresh Express Salad Kits Recall (2024-02-08), Fresh Express Spinach Recall (2023-12-15), and Fresh Express Premium Makoto Honey Ginger Salad Kit Recalled for Listeria Risk (2023-04-07). Other recent recalls of similar products include EverRoast Chicken Caesar Salad Recalled for Listeria Risk (2025-11-22), EverRoast Chicken Caesar Wrap Recall: Listeria Risk (2025-11-22), and Made Fresh Salads Lox Cream Cheese Recall: Listeria Contamination Risk (2026-02-19).

How to tell if you have this one

Check for the UPC code 71279407074 on the product label. The affected items have specific lot codes (S268, S270, S274, S275, S277, S281, S282, S285, S288, Z257, Z262, Z267, Z271, Z274) and expiration dates from 09/29/2024 to 11/02/2024.

  • Brand
    Fresh Express
  • Product
    Fresh Express Gourmet Cafe Chicken Caesar 5.75oz, Labeled Salad Bowls, Refrigerate, UPC Code: 71279407074 and Case
  • Category
    Food
FDA recall event · 2 products

All 2 products in this recall

FDA lists each product line separately under one recall event. Check your product description, lot or code numbers against each row. Every row shares the hazard and remedy on this page.

  • Classification
    Class I
  • Status
    Terminated
  • Distribution
    U.S. distribution within states in retail locations in LA, MO, IL, KY, OH, MN, IN, CA, UT, VT, TX, WI. No Foreign distribution.
Recall numberProduct, codes & lotsQuantity
F-0256-2025Fresh Express Gourmet Cafe Chicken Caesar 5.75oz, Labeled Salad Bowls, Refrigerate, UPC Code: 71279407074 and Case Code:071279565620; Lot code S268, S270, S274, S275, S277, S281, S282, S285, S288, Z257, Z262, Z267, Z271, Z274 Expiration Date: 09/29/2024, 10/04/2024, 10/09/2024, 10/13/2024, 10/15/2024, 10/16/2024, 10/19/2024, 10/20/2024, 10/22/2024, 10/26/2024, 10/27/2024, 10/30/2024, 11/02/20241024 Cases
F-0257-2025Fresh Express Gourmet Cafe Santa Fe Greek 5.2 oz, Labeled Salad Bowls, Refrigerate, UPC Code: 71279 40713 5 and Case Code :71279-56704; Lot Code: Z257, Z262, Z267, Z271 Expiration Date: 09/30/2024, 10/05/2024, 10/10/2024, 10/14/2024210 Cases
Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Check Product Details

    Look for the UPC code 71279407074 and specific lot codes listed in the recall notice.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed in 12 states.

Alaska: not listedAKMaine: not listedMEVermont: yesVTNew Hampshire: not listedNHWashington: not listedWAIdaho: not listedIDMontana: not listedMTNorth Dakota: not listedNDMinnesota: yesMNIllinois: yesILWisconsin: yesWIMichigan: not listedMINew York: not listedNYRhode Island: not listedRIMassachusetts: not listedMAOregon: not listedORNevada: not listedNVWyoming: not listedWYSouth Dakota: not listedSDIowa: not listedIAIndiana: yesINOhio: yesOHPennsylvania: not listedPANew Jersey: not listedNJConnecticut: not listedCTCalifornia: yesCAUtah: yesUTColorado: not listedCONebraska: not listedNEMissouri: yesMOKentucky: yesKYWest Virginia: not listedWVVirginia: not listedVAMaryland: not listedMDDelaware: not listedDEArizona: not listedAZNew Mexico: not listedNMKansas: not listedKSArkansas: not listedARTennessee: not listedTNNorth Carolina: not listedNCSouth Carolina: not listedSCDistrict of Columbia: not listedDCOklahoma: not listedOKLouisiana: yesLAMississippi: not listedMSAlabama: not listedALGeorgia: not listedGAHawaii: not listedHITexas: yesTXFlorida: not listedFL

FDA distribution: “U.S. distribution within states in retail locations in LA, MO, IL, KY, OH, MN, IN, CA, UT, VT, TX, WI. No Foreign distribution.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

States: California, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Wisconsin.

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 2 months after the firm started it.

1. Firm started the recall: Oct 18, 202412. FDA classified it Class I: Dec 5, 202423. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report: Dec 11, 202434. FDA terminated the recall: Dec 31, 202442024
  1. Firm started the recall
  2. FDA classified it Class I
  3. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
  4. FDA terminated the recall

Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.

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Questions people ask

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Is this product safe to eat?

The recall states there is a potential Listeria Monocytogenes contamination risk, so it is not safe to consume without checking the recall details.

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  • Official source: FDA Recall #F-0256-2025 (October 18, 2024) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-0256-2025 to see it in context.
  • Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on August 17, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the FDA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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