29%

Fewer recalls than
Produce peers

Fresh Express Incorpated — FDA Recall History & Enforcement Records

Established Player · Produce

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As of July 16, 2026, Fresh Express Incorpated has 17 recorded FDA food enforcement actions in the openFDA database. Their most recent recall was on 18 Oct 2024. Fresh Express Incorpated is categorized under Produce based on their predominant recall history.

17
Total FDA recalls
10.1
Years in FDA database
1.7
Recalls per year
636 days(1.7 yrs)
Since last recall
70.6%
Class I (life-threatening)
1.7 recalls/yr vs Produce avg 2.1/yrBelow Average

Recall activity over time for Fresh Express Incorpated

How serious are Fresh Express Incorpated recalls?

FDA recall classifications by severity

Class I (Life-threatening)
70.6% (12 recalls)
Class II (Moderate risk)
29.4% (5 recalls)
Class III (Minor violation)
0.0% (0 recalls)

Full FDA recall history for Fresh Express Incorpated

All 17 FDA enforcement actions sourced from openFDA · Sorted by date, most recent first

Date Product Reason Class & Status
18 Oct 2024Official FDA Notice Fresh Express Gourmet Cafe Chicken Caesar 5.75oz, Labeled Salad Bowls, Refrigerate, UPC Code: 71279407074 and Case Code: Potential Listeria Monocytogenes Contamination. The pre-packaged condiment trays contains chicken linked to the Bruce Pac recall. Class ITerminated
18 Oct 2024Official FDA Notice Fresh Express Gourmet Cafe Santa Fe Greek 5.2 oz, Labeled Salad Bowls, Refrigerate, UPC Code: 71279 40713 5 and Case Cod Potential Listeria Monocytogenes Contamination. The pre-packaged condiment trays contains chicken linked to the Bruce Pac recall. Class ITerminated
8 Feb 2024Official FDA Notice Chopped Salad Kit Southwest with condiments(toppings that include cheese), labeled salad bag (Green Cabbage, Green Leaf Product has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The condiment pack in the salad kit contains cheese recalled by the cheese Class ITerminated
8 Feb 2024Official FDA Notice Fresh Express Kit Salsa! Ensalada with condiments(toppings that include cheese), labeled salad bag (Iceberg & Romaine Le Product has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The condiment pack in the salad kit contains cheese recalled by the cheese Class ITerminated
15 Dec 2023Official FDA Notice Lettuce in clear plastic 2lb bags. The firm was notified by the Florida Department of Agriculture that the products test positive for Listeria monoctyogenes. Class ICompleted
15 Dec 2023Official FDA Notice Spinach sold under the brand names of Fresh Express NET WT. 8 OZ (227G) UPC 0 71279 13204 4 FRESH EXPRESS INCORPORATED P The firm was notified by the Florida Department of Agriculture that the products test positive for Listeria monoctyogenes. Class ICompleted
7 Apr 2023Official FDA Notice Fresh EXPRESS Chopped Kit Caesar Romaine Lettuce TOTAL NET WT. 9.4 OZ (266g) SALAD & TOPPINGS: NET WT. 6.9 OZ (196g) DRE The firm was notified by one of their customers that their product test positive for Listeria monocytogenes. Class ITerminated
7 Apr 2023Official FDA Notice PREMIUM MAKOTO HONEY GINGER SALAD KIT TOTAL NET WT 8.75 OZ (248g) DRESSING 2.03 FL OZ (60 mL) SALAD & TOPPING 6.5 OZ (18 The firm was notified by one of their customers that their product test positive for Listeria monocytogenes. Class ITerminated
7 Apr 2023Official FDA Notice Fresh Express Chopped Kit Chipotle Cheddar TOTAL NET WT. 11.3 oz (320G) SALAD TOPPINGS NET WT 9.1 oz (258Gg) DRESSING 2. The firm was notified by one of their customers that their product test positive for Listeria monocytogenes. Class ITerminated
16 Nov 2020Official FDA Notice FRESH EXPRESS KIT CAESAR SUPREME, Romaine Lettuce, Creamy Caesar Dressing, Italian Artisan Cheeses, Savory Garlic Crouto Fresh Express Kit Caesar Supreme bagged salad potentially contaminated with Escherichia coli STEC O26. Class ITerminated
18 Jun 2020Official FDA Notice Fresh Express Chopped Kit SOUTHWEST TOTAL NET WT. 11.5 oz (326g) plastic bag. FRESH EXPRESS INCORPORATED P.O. BOX 80599, The firm learned that, during a single production run, incorrect condiment packets were placed into Southwest Chopped Kit bags and, as a result, the a Class ITerminated
27 Jul 2018Official FDA Notice McDonalds Salad Ingredients, 9.25 lb, Salad Blend Romaine, Carrot & Spinach, Kale, Red Leaf Lettuce Fresh Express initiates a recall of expired foodservice salad products produced at its Streamwood, IL facility after a test yielded a positive result Class IITerminated
27 Jul 2018Official FDA Notice McDonald s Whole Green Leaf Salad 1 lb Fresh Express initiates a recall of expired foodservice salad products produced at its Streamwood, IL facility after a test yielded a positive result Class IITerminated
27 Jul 2018Official FDA Notice Fresh Express Chopped Romaine 1 lb Fresh Express initiates a recall of expired foodservice salad products produced at its Streamwood, IL facility after a test yielded a positive result Class IITerminated
5 Apr 2017Official FDA Notice Organic Marketside Spring Mix, net Wt. 5 oz. (142g) packed in rigid plastic container, UPC code 6 8113132897 5. Foreign animal matter was allegedly found in a single container of the salad. Class IITerminated
29 Sep 2016Official FDA Notice Fresh Express American Salad, 11 oz., Product Code G264A12B, Use-By Date OCT 05 Fresh Express American had inadvertently inserted incorrect condiment kits in some bags. Class ITerminated
17 Jun 2016Official FDA Notice Fresh Express Kit Caesar salad, Net Wt. 7.6 oz. (215g), Fresh Express Incorporated, 550 S. Caldwell St. Charlotte, NC 28 The condiment kits in some Caesar Salad bags contain undeclared allergens: tree nuts (walnuts). Class IITerminated

Where have Fresh Express Incorpated recalls occurred?

States affected across all recorded FDA enforcement actions

Nationwide

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