Over two dozen salad and wrap products available in major grocery chains like Trader Joes and Walgreens are being recalled due to concerns about possible parasite contamination.
On Monday, the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service advised that certain beef, pork and poultry salad and wrap products might be contaminated with cyclospora. The products were sold by grocery stores including Kroger, Trader Joe’s and Walgreens.
In its alert, the USDA said the issue was discovered when Indianapolis-based food distributor Caito Foods “received notification from their lettuce supplier, Fresh Express, that the chopped romaine that is used to manufacture some of their salads and wraps was being recalled.”
The list of products affected by the recall includes those produced between July 15 to 18 with either the “Best by,” “Enjoy by,” “Best if sold by” or “Sell by” dates ranging from July 18 through July 23.
Consumers who have purchased these products are urged not to consume them. They should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase.
To see the full list of recalled products, click here.