The USDA has expanded is recall of lettuce and salad products issued last week to include any romaine lettuce harvested in the Salinas, California region.

The Food Safety and Inspection Service warns against consuming any wraps, sandwiches, prepackaged salad, salad kits, or other product containing romaine lettuce harvested from the Salinas, California, growing region.

Additionally, consumers should not eat any salad products identified in a Missa Bay, LLC, recall announced by FSIS Nov. 21.

Missa Bay, LLC, is recalling approximately 97,272 pounds of salad products that contain meat or poultry.

The lettuce ingredient may be contaminated with E. coli 0157:H7.

The salad products items were produced from October 14, 2019 through October 16, 2019 and bear establishment number “EST. 18502B” inside the USDA mark of inspection. 

These products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase.

Items were shipped to distribution locations in Alabama, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia and Wisconsin.

As part of a foodborne illness outbreak investigation, the Maryland Department of Health collected an unopened package of Ready Pac Bistro Chicken Raised Without Antibiotics Caesar Salad with FSIS EST number 18502B on the label. The state collected and tested individual ingredients in the salad and the lettuce tested positive for E. coli O157:H7. All products from the same lot of lettuce are included in the recall.  

Most people infected with STEC 0157:H7 develop diarrhea (often bloody) and vomiting. Some illnesses last longer and can be more severe. Vigorous rehydration and other supportive care is the usual treatment; antibiotic treatment is generally not recommended. Most people recover within a week, but, rarely, some develop a more severe infection. 

On Nov. 22, another recall was issued advising consumers, retailers, and restaurants not to eat or sell any romaine lettuce harvested from the Salinas, California, growing region. 

Consumers with food safety questions can call the toll-free USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline at 1-888-MPHotline (1-888-674-6854)
The online Electronic Consumer Complaint Monitoring System can be accessed 24 hours a day at https://foodcomplaint.fsis.usda.gov/eCCF/ .