Bagged Salad Sold At IL Jewel, ALDI Recalled: 76 Cases Of Illness

ILLINOIS — Bagged garden salad sold at stores including Jewel-Osco and ALDI has been "potentially linked" to a multi-state Cyclospora outbreak that has led to 76 reports of illness and 16 hospitalizations. A total of 23 cases of illness have been reported in Illinois.

Cyclospora cayetanensis is a parasite that can cause an intestinal illness called cyclosporiasis that's spread when infected feces contaminate food or water. No deaths have been linked to the cyclosporiasis outbreak.

So far there are 76 confirmed cases of illness, including 16 hospitalizations, in Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and Minnesota.

The Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued safety alerts Friday "recommending that consumers should not eat, and restaurants and retailers should not sell or serve" the recalled products, including:

• ALDI Little Salad Bar Brand Garden Salad, which were sold in Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota and Missouri.
• All Hy-Vee Brand Garden Salad sold in Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri and Nebraska.
• Jewel-Osco Signature Farms Brand Garden Salad sold in Illinois.

Jewel-Osco also issued a statement over the weekend saying the recalled Signature Farms Garden Salad was sold in 12-ounce bags in the produce section with "best if used by" dates of May 16 through July 4 (5-16-20 through 7-04-20).

Most people infected with Cyclospora develop diarrhea. Other common symptoms include loss of appetite, weight loss, stomach cramps/pain, bloating, increased gas, nausea and fatigue, as well as vomiting, body aches, headache fever, and other flu-like symptoms. If not treated, the illness may last from a few days to a month or longer, Jewel said.

Consumers who have purchased the product are asked to discard it or return it to the place of purchase for a refund. Customers who have questions about the recall can contact Jewel-Osco at 1-877-723-3929.