Food recall: Fresh Express Gourmet Cafe Chicken Caesar 5.75oz, Labeled Salad Bowls, Refrigerate, UPC Code: 71279407074 and Case…

Class I FDA enforcement event 95629. Recall start date: 18 Oct 2024. Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: 31 Dec 2024.

Reason for recall, in the words of FDA

Potential Listeria Monocytogenes Contamination. The pre-packaged condiment trays contains chicken linked to the Bruce Pac recall.

Class I, in the words of FDA

a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death

Fresh Express Incorpated started this food recall on 18 Oct 2024. The firm address in the FDA record is in Windermere, FL. FDA put the recall in Class I. FDA event 95629 has 2 product records. The first FDA enforcement report date is 11 Dec 2024. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 31 Dec 2024.

FDA enforcement report The 2 product records

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FDA publishes these words. Source: FDA, Enforcement Reports, Important Note, read on 1 Oct 2026. openFDA export of 28 Sep 2026.

Distribution

In the words of FDA.

U.S. distribution within states in retail locations in LA, MO, IL, KY, OH, MN, IN, CA, UT, VT, TX, WI. No Foreign distribution.

Recalling firm

Fresh Express Incorpated, Windermere, FL.

Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.

FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.

Products

2 product records in the event.

FDA event 95629: product records
Recall number	Product	Quantity	Class	Status	Report date
F-0256-2025	Fresh Express Gourmet Cafe Chicken Caesar 5.75oz, Labeled Salad Bowls, Refrigerate, UPC Code: 71279407074 and Case Code:071279565620	1024 Cases	Class I	Terminated	11 Dec 2024
F-0257-2025	Fresh Express Gourmet Cafe Santa Fe Greek 5.2 oz, Labeled Salad Bowls, Refrigerate, UPC Code: 71279 40713 5 and Case Code :71279-56704	210 Cases	Class I	Terminated	11 Dec 2024

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Class I: The highest of the three FDA recall classes.

The event in context

Food events that started in 2024: 482
Share of these events in Class I: 39%
Product records in this event: 2Median of the firm: 2
Events of the firm on the register: 10

Other events of the firm

Other FDA enforcement events of Fresh Express Incorpated
Initiated	Product (first record)	Type	Class	Records
8 Feb 2024	Chopped Salad Kit Southwest with condiments(toppings that include cheese), labeled salad bag (Green Cabbage, Green Leaf	Food	Class I	2
15 Dec 2023	Lettuce in clear plastic 2lb bags.	Food	Class I	2
7 Apr 2023	Fresh EXPRESS Chopped Kit Caesar Romaine Lettuce TOTAL NET WT. 9.4 OZ (266g) SALAD & TOPPINGS: NET WT. 6.9 OZ (196g) DRE	Food	Class I	3
16 Nov 2020	FRESH EXPRESS KIT CAESAR SUPREME, Romaine Lettuce, Creamy Caesar Dressing, Italian Artisan Cheeses, Savory Garlic Crouto	Food	Class I	1
18 Jun 2020	Fresh Express Chopped Kit SOUTHWEST TOTAL NET WT. 11.5 oz (326g) plastic bag. FRESH EXPRESS INCORPORATED P.O. BOX 80599,	Food	Class I	1
27 Jul 2018	Fresh Express Chopped Romaine 1 lb	Food	Class II	3
5 Apr 2017	Organic Marketside Spring Mix, net Wt. 5 oz. (142g) packed in rigid plastic container, UPC code 6 8113132897 5.	Food	Class II	1
29 Sep 2016	Fresh Express American Salad, 11 oz., Product Code G264A12B, Use-By Date OCT 05	Food	Class I	1
17 Jun 2016	Fresh Express Kit Caesar salad, Net Wt. 7.6 oz. (215g), Fresh Express Incorporated, 550 S. Caldwell St. Charlotte, NC 28	Food	Class II	1

Fresh Express Incorpated: all 10 events

Official channels

FDA enforcement report F-0256-2025The FDA record of the first product of this event.
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Cite this page

Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 95629. https://recallregister.com/fda/i/95629/. Source: openFDA enforcement reports. Data through 28 Sep 2026.

Sources

Source: openFDA food enforcement reports
Licence: CC0 1.0
Export date: 28 Sep 2026
Newest FDA report date on the register: 23 Sep 2026

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Questions

Where was the product distributed?: The FDA record gives this 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.
What quantity of product is in FDA event 95629?: The event has 2 product records. The first record gives this quantity: 1024 Cases
How did the recall start?: The FDA record says: Voluntary: Firm initiated
How many food recalls of 2024 have the same class?: 39% of the 482 food events that started in 2024 are in Class I.