WASHINGTON — A public health alert was issued on Aug. 7 for ready-to-eat salads and wraps that may contain lettuce contaminated with deer feces, announced the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).
The salads and wraps that include meat and poultry were produced on Aug. 1-2. The following items are subject to the health alert:
- 8.65-oz plastic film packages containing “Chicken Caesar Wrap FRESH SEASONS Kitchen” with lot code 21323 and 21423 and Sell by dates of 8/9/2023 and 8/10/2023.
- 7.2-oz plastic film packages containing “Chicken Caesar Wrap FRESH SEASONS Kitchen” with lot code 21323 and Fresh Thru date of 8/10/2023.
- 8.5-oz plastic clam shell packages containing “Chicken Caesar Salad FRESH SEASONS Kitchen” with lot code 21323 and Fresh Thru date of 8/9/2023.
- 8.55-oz plastic clam shell packages containing “Chef Salad FRESH SEASONS Kitchen” with lot codes 21323 and 21423 and Sell by dates of 8/9/2023 and 8/10/2023.
- 5.85-oz plastic clam shell packages containing “Bacon, Lettuce and Tomato Salad FRESH SEASONS Kitchen” with lot codes 21323 and 21423 and Sell by dates of 8/9/2023 and 8/10/2023.
The products bear the establishment number “P-45091” or “Est. 45091” on the front label. Labels can found found here.
The wraps and salads were shipped to retailers in Minnesota and Wisconsin.
A FSIS-regulated establishment notified the agency that its lettuce supplier, which is regulated by the Food and Drug Administration, conducted a recall of the lettuce due contamination from deer feces.
There have been no confirmed reports of an adverse reaction due to consumption, FSIS said.