Listeria Concerns Prompt 2 Salad Recalls In Ohio

OHIO — Two separate salad products have been recalled in Ohio and other states.

Salads made by Dole and Fresh Express — and sold at grocery chains like Giant Eagle — are being recalled due to Listeria concerns, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said. The Dole outbreak has led to 12 confirmed hospitalizations across 13 states. Two people have died during the outbreak.

The Fresh Express outbreak has led to 10 confirmed hospitalizations across eight states, including Ohio. One person has died during the outbreak, the CDC said.

The Dole Outbreak

At least two Ohioans have been hospitalized because of the Dole salad outbreak, the CDC said.

The recalled Dole products include mixed greens, garden salads, Caesar kits and other types of salads in bags or clamshells.

The Dole products were sold under the following brands:

• Dole
• Kroger
• Lidl
• Little Salad Bar
• Marketside
• Naturally Better
• Nature’s Promise
• Simply Nature
• Ahold

The full Dole recall notice is available on the company's website.

The Fresh Express Outbreak

Several brands of Fresh Express salad products are being recalled. The recall impacts 19 states, including Ohio. The products were sent to the following states Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Wisconsin, as well as the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Manitoba.

See the full list of recalled salad products.

The products were sold under Fresh Express and the following labels:

• Bowl & Basket
• Giant Eagle
• Little Salad Bar
• Market District
• Marketside
• O Organics
• Signature Farms
• Simply Nature
• Weis Fresh From the Field
• Wellsley Farms

What is Listeria?

Symptoms of listeriosis, as the infection is called, include fever, muscle aches, headaches, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance, convulsions and diarrhea or other gastrointestinal symptoms. In pregnant women, the infection can cause miscarriages, still births or premature delivery, CDC officials said.

Anyone in the high risk categories who experiences flu-like symptoms after eating possibly contaminated food should seek medical care and tell their doctors about eating the contaminated food. The infection can be treated with antibiotics.