Salmonella outbreak prompts salad recall

As of July 14, 2021, eight people infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Typhimurium have been reported from two states. Illnesses started on dates ranging from June 10, 2021, to June 15, 2021.

BrightFarms today initiated a voluntary recall of packaged salad greens produced in its Rochelle, Illinois (Ogle County) greenhouse farm sold in Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa and Indiana because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.

The affected BrightFarms-branded products were sold by the following retailers:

• Illinois: Mariano’s Fresh Markets, Walmart (select stores), Strack Van Till, Sullivan’s Foods, Caputo’s, Jewel-Osco
• Wisconsin: Pick ‘n Save, Metro Market, Copps, Tadych’s, Walmart (select stores)
• Iowa: Walmart (select stores)
• Indiana: Strack Van Till

Additional retailers may be affected.

Salmonella can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea (which may be bloody), nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. In rare circumstances, infection with Salmonella can result in the organism getting into the bloodstream and producing more severe illnesses such as arterial infections (i.e., infected aneurysms), endocarditis and arthritis

The recall includes the below salad products packaged in clear, plastic clamshells with “best by” dates through 7/29/2021:

• BrightFarms NutrigreensTM (3 oz. package)
• BrightFarms Butter Crisp TM (4 oz. Package)
• BrightFarms Harvest Crunch® (4 oz. package)
• BrightFarms Mighty Romaine TM (4 oz. and 8 oz. package)
• BrightFarms 50/50 Spring & Spinach (4 oz. package)
• BrightFarms Spring Crunch (4 oz. package)
• BrightFarms Spring Mix (4 oz. and 8 oz. package)
• BrightFarms Sunny Crunch ® (4 oz. and 8 oz. package)

Republished with permission from Bill Marler and Marler Clark. Copyright (c) Marler Clark LLP, PS. All rights reserved.