Salmonella infections in Midwest linked to BrightFarms Sunny Crunch salad

The Food & Drug Administration (FDA) announced a salmonella investigation July 15 that includes eight illnesses in Illinois and Wisconsin.

The FDA, along with CDC and state and local partners, is investigating a multistate outbreak of Salmonella typhimurium infections linked to the consumption of BrightFarms Sunny Crunch Salad produced in the firm’s Rochelle, Illinois facility.

The FDA is working with BrightFarms to determine if there are additional products that could have been affected. Additional information will be provided as it becomes available.

Recommendation

Consumers, restaurants, and retailers should not eat, sell or serve BrightFarms Sunny Crunch Salad produced in Rochelle, Illinois. Sunny Crunch salads are packaged in a plastic clamshell container labeled as “fresh from Rochelle, IL.” According to the firm, these products were distributed in Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa and Indiana.

Consumers, restaurants, retailers, and distributors should check their refrigerators and throw away any of the products identified above.

If you purchased or used these products, you should use extra vigilance in cleaning and sanitizing any surfaces that may have come in contact with the product, to reduce the risk of cross contamination.

FDA recommends that anyone who has symptoms of salmonellosis contact their healthcare provider.

More information can be found here.

Update

On July 15, BrightFarms recalled packaged salad greens produced in its Rochelle, Illinois (Ogle County) greenhouse farm sold in Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa and Indiana. Interview data and shopper card records show that six people ate or bought multiple types of BrightFarms brand salad products before they got sick. FDA conducted a traceback investigation and identified the farm in Rochelle, IL, as the likely source of the BrightFarms brand salad bought by people who became ill.

The FDA is working with BrightFarms to determine if there are additional products that could have been affected. Additional information will be provided as it becomes available.

The affected BrightFarms-branded products were sold by the following retailers:

• Illinois: Mariano’s Fresh Markets, Walmart (select stores), Strack Van Till, Sullivan’s Foods, Caputo’s, Jewel-Osco
• Wisconsin: Pick ‘n Save, Metro Market, Copps, Tadych’s, Walmart (select stores)
• Iowa: Walmart (select stores)
• Indiana: Strack Van Till

Additional retailers may be affected.

The recall includes the below salad products packaged in clear, plastic clamshells with “best by” dates through 7/29/2021:

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

For specific product information and images, see the recall page.