Fresh Express Kit Caesar Supreme Salad Recall [US]

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US/Silver Spring: Fresh Express Inc., a Salinas, California establishment, recalls certain batch/lots of Fresh Express Kit Caesar Supreme Salads from the American marketplace due to suspected Escherichia coli (“E.coli”) STEC 026 contamination and consequential risks of Gram-negative bacterial infection, severe illness and/or possible life-changing complications, all serious health hazards.

FDA: http://ht.ly/WAwy30rkEMK

Direct link: https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/fresh-express-recalls-limited-quantity-expired-fresh-express-kit-caesar-supreme-due-potential-health

Additional information:
The US Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) reports the following Salad Kits are subject to this recall:

Ghiringhelli Trader Giotto’s Caesar Salad Recall [US]

US/Silver Spring: Ghiringhelli Specialty Foods recalls some Caesar Salads due to undeclared fish, soy and wheat ingredients, all known allergens. FDA: http://ht.ly/qETWp

Direct link: http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm373500.htm

Additional information:
The US Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) reports the following Salads are subject to this recall:

• Trader Giotto’s Caesar Salad bearing the “USE BY 11/03” date packaged in 8.5 ounce plastic clamshells. The Use-By date is located immediately above the front label.

According to the FDA, the Caesar Salads were distributed to Trader Joe’s stores located in Northern California, Reno and Carson City, Nevada.

About Fish, Soy and Wheat Allergies:
For some people, foods made from fish, soy or wheat ingredients pose serious and potentially life-threatening hazards. Worse still, it may not necessarily sound as if they are derived from these food products.

Fish (such as anchovies) can be a source of dangerous, urgent and potentially deadly, allergic reactions requiring immediate medical intervention. Anaphylactic Shock could occur in consumers who are allergic to fish within a very short time, potentially leading to severe injury and/or death.

Similarly, many foods have soy-based ingredients including edamame (soybeans in pods), hydrolyzed soy protein, miso, soy protein isolate, soy sauce, tamari, tempeh, teriyaki sauce, textured vegetable protein (“TVP”) and tofu. In addition, lax labeling laws in many countries allow manufacturers to use (but not declare) small amounts of soy in “artificial flavoring”, hydrolyzed vegetable protein, vegetable broth and others.

Likewise, wheat (and wheat products) can also be a source of urgent, dangerous and potentially deadly, allergic reactions. Due to modern food manufacturing methods, wheat products may not “look” or “sound” like wheat. People with a wheat allergy should suspect products including breads, cakes, breakfast cereals, pasta, crackers, beer, soy sauce and even condiments, such as ketchup, as having wheat unless specifically declared otherwise.

Anaphylactic Shock could occur in consumers who are allergic to fish, soy or wheat ingredients within a very short time, potentially leading to severe injury and/or death. If you suspect Anaphylactic Shock, call 9-1-1 or other local emergency number for immediate transport to a medical center.

If trained and an emergency kit is available, it may be appropriate to give an injectable drug such as Epinephrine (also known as adrenaline or adrenalin) to the affected individual. Trade names of these products include EpiPen, Twinject, Adrenaclick, Anapen, Jext, Allerject and Auvi-Q. Please note: even patients who are apparently stabilized should still go to hospital for emergency evaluation. Further treatment is often necessary.

You can learn more about food allergies from the US National Institutes of Health (“NIH”) at http://1.usa.gov/IZWUlm.

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