Public Alert Issued for Ready-To-Eat Salads With Deer Droppings?!

If you have recently purchased Fresh Seasons Kitchen ready-to-eat salads, and you see some small circular objects in that salad...it's probably not chickpeas.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is the branch of the government's Food and Drug Administration that keeps a watchful eye on the food that eventually ends up on our tables. They have issued a public health alert due to concerns that ready-to-eat salads and wraps with meat and poultry may contain contaminated lettuce.

The lettuce, which is regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), may be contaminated with deer feces. As you should expect, FSIS is advising persons that may have purchased these salads or wraps not to consume them.

The good news is that the salads and wraps in question were only distributed to retail outlets in two states - Wisconsin and Minnesota. I mean, it's not good news if you live there.

The products bear the establishment number “P-45091” or “Est. 45091” on the front label. Here's a look at what you're looking for:

• 8.65-oz. plastic film packages containing “Chicken Caesar Wrap FRESH SEASONS Kitchen” with lot code 21323 and 21423 and Sell by dates of 8/9/2023 and 8/10/2023.

• 7.2-oz. plastic film packages containing “Chicken Caesar Wrap FRESH SEASONS Kitchen” with lot code 21323 and Fresh Thru date of 8/10/2023.

• 8.5-oz. plastic clam shell packages containing “Chicken Caesar Salad FRESH SEASONS Kitchen” with lot code 21323 and Fresh Thru date of 8/9/2023.

• 8.55-oz. plastic clam shell packages containing “Chef Salad FRESH SEASONS Kitchen” with lot codes 21323 and 21423 and Sell by dates of 8/9/2023 and 8/10/2023.

• 5.85-oz. plastic clam shell packages containing “Bacon, Lettuce and Tomato Salad FRESH SEASONS Kitchen” with lot codes 21323 and 21423 and Sell by dates of 8/9/2023 and 8/10/2023.