The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a public warning to consumers Friday to avoid certain store-brand “garden salad” products from three Midwestern grocery retailers.
The salads from ALDI, Hy-Vee and Jewel-Osco are believed to be linked to infections caused by Cyclospora in certain bagged salad blends containing iceberg lettuce, red cabbage and carrots.
This applies only to the store brand salads labeled as “garden salads” and not for other types of store brand packaged salads sold at these retailers.
The salad products to avoid are:
- ALDI Little Salad Bar Brand Garden Salad, sold in Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota and Missouri
- All Hy-Vee Brand Garden Salad sold in Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri and Nebraska
- Jewel-Osco Signature Farms Brand Garden Salad sold in Illinois
The FDA has initiated a traceback investigation to determine supplier and distributor information in order to find the cause and source of the outbreak. The agency said it is in the beginning stages of this investigation, and there might be additional retailers and products impacted by this outbreak.
For more information, visit the FDA website.
