RELATED: Dead bat in Fresh Express salad prompts recall
At first glance, it looked like any other bag of spinach, but after a closer look, a Target customer at the St. Johns Town Center noticed a live mosquito crawling around in the greens.
The shopper bought the unopened, prepackaged Fresh Express Salad at the Target in St. Johns Town Center.
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Other customers were disgusted when they heard about the bug.
“A live mosquito in a bag of salad? Oh my, gross,” says shopper Daphne Raulerson.
Another customer, Victoria Dawson questioned, “How is it still alive in a prepackaged salad?”
Apart from being grossed out, customers expressed serious concerns about the insect.
Martha Rust tells Action News Jax, “They carry germs.”
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On Monday, Action News Jax told you that the same company, Fresh Express, issued a product recall after a bat carcass was found in their salad.
“Why aren’t there any more safety measures or precautions taken to ensure that there aren’t any rodents or insects in our salads? ” Dawson said.
Action News Jax called Fresh Express to ask these questions, but have not heard back.
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