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Fresh Express Spinach Bags Recalled for Possible Salmonella
Select bags of 9 oz. Fresh Express Spinach has been recalled from several supermarkets and stores around the Bay Area, though no illnesses or complaints were reported.
Select bags of spinach possibly sold at several Peninsula retailers have been recalled for possible salmonella, the FDA announced Thursday.
Fresh Express is voluntarily conducting this precautionary recall on its 9 oz. bags of spinach with a Use-by Date of Nov. 7 and product code S299B25.
The US Department of Agriculture’s random sample testing program found one positive result for salmonella in the spinach. However, no illnesses or consumer complaints have yet been reported to Fresh Express associated with this recall. No other Fresh Express products are subject to this recall.
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Fresh Express voluntarily recalled 2,939 cases of the 9 oz. bag of spinach in April 2011 as well.
Fresh Express customer service representatives are already contacting relevant retailers to confirm the recalled product has been removed from store shelves and inventories and that none is available for consumer purchase.
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The recalled salads were distributed primarily in the Western region of the U.S.
Consumers who may have purchased the recalled salad are asked not to eat it and throw it out. Fresh Express is offering a full refund.
Consumers with questions or who would like to secure a refund may call the Fresh Express Consumer Response Center at (800) 242-5472 during the hours of 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time.
Stores around the South Bay that sell the 9 oz. Spinach are:
Campbell
- Safeway, 2341 S Winchester Blvd.
- Safeway, 950 W Hamilton Ave.
- Nob Hill, 1602 W Campbell Ave.
San Jose
- Lucky, 2027 Camden Ave.
Los Gatos
- Safeway, 1500 Pollard Rd.
Los Altos
- Safeway, 160 First Street, (650) 941-1208
- Lucky, 2175 Grant Road (650) 969-1326
Milpitas
- Safeway, 555 E. Calaveras Blvd., (408) 262-9850
- Nob Hill Foods 401 Jacklin Road, (408) 263-7050
- Lucky, 1350 S. Park Drive, (408) 262-6727
Mountain View
- Safeway, 570 N. Shoreline Blvd., (650) 961-4868
- Safeway, 2580 California Street, (650) 949-3324
- Safeway, 1750 Miramonte Avenue, (650) 903-5850
- Nob Hills Foods, 1250 Grant Road, (650) 390-9222
Sunnyvale
- Safeway, 639 S. Bernardo Ave., (408) 732-5900
Use Fresh Express’s Store Locator to find the retailer nearest you.
Check the Use-by date and Production code for the specific description, as all other bags have not been recalled.
