A health alert is in effect for certain spinach sold at Publix stores across Florida.
Two popular spinach bags have been recalled over concerns they could be contaminated with listeria. The FDA issued a warning about Fresh Express and Publix spinach brands.
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Listeria can cause “serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems,” according to the FDA.
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The agency said it can still cause a variety of symptoms in healthy individuals, including “high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea,” and may also cause miscarriages in pregnant people.
The Fresh Express brand has a “use by” date of Dec. 15 and the Publix bag has a Dec. 14 expiration date.
Both brands have a product code of G332. Product codes are located on the front of the packages below the use-by dates.
So far, the FDA said no one has gotten sick from the recalled spinach.
If you have the recalled spinach in your fridge, throw it away. To get a refund, call the Fresh Express Consumer Response Center at (800) 242-5472 between the hours of 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Eastern Time, or return the affected spinach to the store where it was purchased.
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