Packaged Salad Salmonella Outbreak Spreads to a Third State, 11 Sick

A Salmonella outbreak linked to BrightFarms packaged salad greens now includes three states, 11 illnesses, and one hospitalization, according to the latest update from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Until today, illnesses had been reported from Wisconsin and Illinois. Now, one illness in Michigan has been confirmed.


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BrightFarms Nutragreens Salad - Salmonella

On July 16, BrightFarms of Rochelle, IL issued a recall for a variety of packaged salads sold in plastic clamshell containers. Some of these salads, which were distributed to stores in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, and Wisconsin, have “best by” dates as late as July 29, 2021. Consumers who have these salads at home should not eat them.

The salad greens included in the recall are:

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

Symptoms of a Salmonella infection include diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, fever, and abdominal cramps. These symptoms normally develop within six to 72 hours of exposure. The people sickened in this outbreak, who range in age from 19 to 61, said they first became ill on dates ranging from June 10, 2021, to July 1, 2021.

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