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Fresh Express Salad Mix Recall

KingstonsMom — Sun, 09 Apr 2017 18:08:13 GMT

Fresh Express has recalled its Organic Marketside Spring Mix from Walmart stores in the Southeastern United States after customers found a dead bat in one of the packages.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, two customers had eaten some of the product before finding the decomposed creature in a 5-ounce clear container.

On Saturday, Fresh Express issued a recall of the products that were sold in a clear plastic container.

The production code was G089B19 and it had a best-if-used-by-date of April 14 on the front label.

'Upon receiving notification, both Walmart and Fresh Express food safety and rapid response teams, in close coordination with regulatory authorities, acted immediately to review all relevant records, launch an intensive investigation and initiate product removal and recall procedures,' Fresh Express said.

CDC officials said the salads were only distributed to Walmart stores in the Southeast.

The CDC said transmission of rabies by eating a rabid animal is uncommon and the virus doesn't live long outside of the infected animal, but anyone who thinks they may have eaten one of the salads that had animal products should contact their local health departments.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4395388/Fresh-express-recall-salad-customer-DEAD-BAT.html

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Plaid Pants2 — Sun, 09 Apr 2017 18:12:05 GMT

This is why I don't eat vegetables! *lol*

Seriously, though, ew!

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gidgetgh — Sun, 09 Apr 2017 18:19:46 GMT

When I read this on Facebook this morning, it just about made me sick to my stomach.

I don't buy the lettuce in the bags anymore. I used to years ago, but not in recent years. A few years ago, or even last year, someone found a mouse in a bag. That right there would stop me from ever buying them again. And now bats. No thanks.

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SeaMaiden — Sun, 09 Apr 2017 18:35:42 GMT

Ewwwww! That is really gross!😝

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goldensrbest — Sun, 09 Apr 2017 18:36:31 GMT

Bag a bat and salad, protein all in one!!!!!!!!!!!

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on the bay — Sun, 09 Apr 2017 19:31:34 GMT

That is just too awful!

I was in there the other day and looked at those and thought -no, there have been too many recalls of those prewashed greens due to listeria so I got a head of lettuce instead!so Creepy!

Thank you for posting this!

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MickD — Sun, 09 Apr 2017 19:35:36 GMT

I wonder what kind of dressing goes with bat salad.....poppy seed??? Cranberry vinegrette???

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Say Nay — Sun, 09 Apr 2017 20:35:21 GMT

Oh ugh. I need to start growing my own veggies : (

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phoenixbrd — Sun, 09 Apr 2017 21:20:14 GMT

@Say Nay Not a bad idea. Watch John Kholer on YouTube. He grows his produce in his yard...nothing better. My guess is the bats weren't to happy about ending up in the salad either!

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noodleann — Sun, 09 Apr 2017 21:34:10 GMT

You know what I first thought when I read the story, even before they released the info that it was a bat? That it was a prank or a hoax pulled by some jerk. I'm still open to that option, especially since you'd expect rodent bits in food, not a bat.

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RedTop — Sun, 09 Apr 2017 21:59:47 GMT

I have never bought bagged salad mixes, and have no intentions to start, after stories like this. I never order salad out because most restaurants use these bag mixes.

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DREAMON — Sun, 09 Apr 2017 22:24:23 GMT

Yikes...that would drive me batty!

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suzyQ3 — Sun, 09 Apr 2017 23:19:11 GMT

It is rather hard to swallow.

But seriously, we decided a few months ago to buy heads of lettuce, usually organic, instead of the bagged kind, although we will still by baby spinach or arugula in bags. I bought a salad spinner (again) and use that.

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circles — Mon, 10 Apr 2017 02:07:13 GMT

I have three bags of butter lettuce in the refrigerator...right now...

I will be sure to check it out very carefully before i eat it...

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Lucky Charm — Mon, 10 Apr 2017 02:16:37 GMT

I do buy lettuces/mixed greens in the container and will continue to do so.

I just don't like the look of the shelves or the crushed ice that whole produce is put on.

I don't know if the brocolli crowns hit the floor and put back up, or the head of red leaf lettuce was laid in someone's dirty cart and they changed their minds.

So as with everything, I'll take my chances with the boxed. If I get a bat--I'll post a pic.

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sandraskates — Mon, 10 Apr 2017 02:39:33 GMT

@noodleann wrote:
You know what I first thought when I read the story, even before they released the info that it was a bat? That it was a prank or a hoax pulled by some jerk. I'm still open to that option, especially since you'd expect rodent bits in food, not a bat.

I agree with you @noodleann . Like finger in the Wendy's chili.

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noodleann — Mon, 10 Apr 2017 03:01:53 GMT

@sandraskates wrote:

@noodleann wrote:
You know what I first thought when I read the story, even before they released the info that it was a bat? That it was a prank or a hoax pulled by some jerk. I'm still open to that option, especially since you'd expect rodent bits in food, not a bat.
I agree with you @noodleann . Like finger in the Wendy's chili.

I missed that, and I can't say I'm sorry. Wendy's has great chili. Wouldn't want anything to impair my enjoyment of that styrofoam bowl full of goodness.

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on the bay — Mon, 10 Apr 2017 23:22:31 GMT

I was just listening to the local news and the woman newscaster was reporting on this and when she got to the "dead bat" you could hear someone off camera go uuuuhhhah! I'm still laughing

funny but not-yikes!

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OnlyShopsOnline — Mon, 10 Apr 2017 23:43:43 GMT

Fresh Express has lots of recalls. I don't buy their stuff.

I wonder if the bat was organic. 🙃

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mistriTsquirrel — Tue, 11 Apr 2017 18:51:19 GMT

@OnlyShopsOnline wrote:
Fresh Express has lots of recalls. I don't buy their stuff.

I wonder if the bat was organic. 🙃

@OnlyShopsOnline

Well, it looks like he was trying to eat clean and healthy, but he had a heart attack anyway and died right in his salad.

RIP