--- title: Listeria Outbreak linked to Fresh Express Salads date: 2021-12-21T14:04:00-08:00 author: Bill Marler canonical_url: "https://marlerclark.com/listeria-outbreak-linked-to-fresh-express-salads" section: Litigation Landing Pages --- [Foodborne Illnesses](/foodborne-illnesses) / [Listeria](https://marlerclark.com/foodborne-illnesses/listeria) / # Listeria Outbreak linked to Fresh Express Salads **Total Illnesses: 10** **Hospitalizations: 10** **Deaths: 1** **Last Illness Onset: October 19, 2021** **States with Cases: Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia** ![](https://www.foodpoisonjournal.com/files/2021/12/Screen-Shot-2021-12-21-at-1.43.20-PM-880x595.png)A [**full list of recalled products**](https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/fresh-express-announces-recall-fresh-salad-products-due-potential-health-risk) is available on FDA’s website. The FDA and CDC, in collaboration with state and local partners, are investigating a multistate outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infections. According to the CDC, as of December 21, 2021, 10 people infected with the outbreak strain of Listeria monocytogenes have been reported from eight states. One death has been reported. Illnesses started on dates ranging from July 26, 2016 to October 19, 2021. As a part of routine sampling, the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) collected a product sample of Fresh Express Sweet Hearts salad mix with a Use-By-Date of December 8, 2021 for testing. The sample tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes and subsequent whole genome sequencing (WGS) analysis determined that the Listeria monocytogenes present in the samples matches the strain that has caused illnesses in this outbreak. ![](https://www.foodpoisonjournal.com/files/2021/12/Screen-Shot-2021-12-21-at-1.43.48-PM-748x640.png)In response to the sample results and the ongoing outbreak investigation, Fresh Express voluntarily ceased production at the Streamwood, IL, facility and initiated a recall of certain varieties of its branded and private label salad products produced at the company’s Streamwood, Illinois facility. The recall includes all Use-By Dates of fresh salad items with product codes Z324 through Z350. 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