Stop using nowFood recall · FDA · Published December 15, 2023
Fresh Express Recalls Lettuce Bags for Listeria Risk
Fresh Express recalls 2lb clear plastic lettuce bags due to Listeria monoctyogenes contamination. Consumers should check product dates and stop using if contaminated.
“Fresh Express Recalls Lettuce Bags for Listeria Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated August 17, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/9874-fresh-express-recalls-lettuce-bags-for-listeria-risk. Based on FDA recall #F-0770-2024 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-0770-2024%22&limit=1).
Fresh Express Incorpated recalled lettuce in clear plastic 2lb bags due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination, the FDA said on Dec. 15, 2023. Consumers should discard the product.
How to tell if you have it
Brand: Fresh Express
Product: Lettuce in clear plastic 2lb bags
Lot code: G322
Best if use by date: DEC-15-23
The hazard
The recalled lettuce tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes, according to notification from the Florida Department of Agriculture.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show Fresh Express Incorpated has had 9 other recalls since June 17, 2016. Recent similar recalls include Fresh Express Gourmet Cafe Salad Bowls (Oct. 18, 2024), Fresh Express Salad Kits (Feb. 8, 2024), and Fresh Express Premium Makoto Honey Ginger Salad Kit (April 7, 2023). Other recent recalls of similar products include Made Fresh Salads Tofu Whipped Recall (Feb. 19, 2026) and Made Fresh Salads Lox Cream Cheese Recall (Feb. 19, 2026).
How to tell if you have this one
Check for lettuce in clear plastic 2lb bags with the best by date DEC-15-23. The product was sold by Fresh Express.
Brand
Fresh Express
Category
Food
FDA recall event · 2 products
All 2 products in this recall
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Classification
Class I
Status
Completed
Distribution
The product was shipped to the following states: AL, FL, GA, NC, SC, TN & VA.
Recall number
Product, codes & lots
Quantity
F-0770-2024
Lettuce in clear plastic 2lb bags.; G322 Best if use by: DEC-15-23
2,556cs/5/2lb bags
F-0771-2024
Spinach sold under the brand names of Fresh Express NET WT. 8 OZ (227G) UPC 0 71279 13204 4 FRESH EXPRESS INCORPORATED PO BOX 80399, SALINAS, CA 93912 & Publix NET WT 9 OZ (255g) UPC 0 41415 00886 1 DISTRIBUTED BY PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS, INC., LAKELAND, FL 33802; Fresh Express Spinach G332 USE BY: DEC-15-23 Publix G322 USE BY: DEC-14-23
645cs/12/8oz bags + 2,180cs/129oz bags
Based on the official FDA remedy
What to do — step by step
Stop Using Now
Discard the lettuce bags immediately if they contain Listeria monoctyogenes.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed in 7 states.
Listed by the agency
Not listed
FDA distribution: “The product was shipped to the following states: AL, FL, GA, NC, SC, TN & VA.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
States: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia.
Recall timeline
FDA published this recall 40 days after the firm started it.
1Firm started the recall
2FDA classified it Class I
3Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official FDA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.
Official source: FDA Recall #F-0770-2024 (December 15, 2023) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-0770-2024 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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