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The following health alert is from the FDA on October 13, 2011.

River Ranch Fresh Foods, Salinas, CA a producer of bagged salad mix is voluntarily recalling 2,100 cases distributed under Hy-Vee salads, Giant Eagle's "Farmers Market store brands in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Iowa because of the potential that some packages may be contaminated with listeria. The lettuce has a "best if sold by" date of Oct. 14. River Ranch Fresh Foods of Salinas issued the recall after random tests indicated the presence of the listeria organism in bagged lettuce sold for the Giant Eagle chain. The company recalled all lettuce bagged on Sept. 27.
A complete list is at www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm275854.htm.