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Article ‘Do Not Eat’: Australian Salad Recall Widens

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Dozens of salad products have been pulled from supermarket shelves amid bacterial contamination concerns.

Coles supermarkets across Australia are now recalling a host of salad products that have been available in QLD, NSW, ACT, VIC and TAS. It follows recalls of salad products from ALDI, Woolworths and Metcash, due to a potential Microbial (STEC) contamination.

STEC is a strain of E. coli and can cause serious illness and infection is usually caused by consuming contaminated food or water.

Here is an updated list of recalled Coles products. All use by dates up to and including 9/4/25. Any products with an asterisk have also been sold in SA and NT:

  • Coles Spinach 60g, 120g, 280g, 400g
  • Coles Family Mix Stir Fry 400g *
  • Coles Spinach and Kale 300g *
  • Coles Spinach and Rocket 60g, 120g
  • Coles Beetslaw 320g *
  • Coles 4 Leaf Blend 200g
  • Coles 4 Leaf Mix 120g
  • Coles Kitchen Pesto Risoni 190g
  • Coles Kitchen Egg and Spinach 100g
  • Coles Baby Leaf & Beet Blend 150g *
  • Coles Baby Leaf Blend 300g *
  • Coles Mixed Leaf Garden Salad 180g *
  • Coles Mediterranean Style Bowl 185g *
  • Coles Beetslaw Bowl 180g
  • Coles Sweet Potato Superfood Bowl 180g *
  • Coles Roasted Pumpkin, Feta and Walnut Salad 265g
  • Coles Kitchen Green Goddess Salad 300g

Here’s the list of Woolworths fresh cut salad products that have been recalled, with use by dates up to and including 9/4/2025:

  • Woolworths Mixed Leaf 120g | Available in QLD and Northern NSW
  • Woolworths Kale & Spinach 300g | Available in QLD and Northern NSW
  • Woolworths Spinach and Rocket 120g| Available in QLD and Northern NSW
  • Woolworths Spinach and Rocket 60g | Available in QLD and Northern NSW
  • Woolworths Spinach 60g | Available in QLD and Northern NSW
  • Woolworths Spinach 280g | Available in QLD and Northern NSW
  • Woolworths Mixed Leaf with Beetroot & Carrot 180g| Available in QLD and Northern NSW
  • Woolworths Honey Mustard Salad Kit 285g | Available in QLD and Northern NSW
  • Woolworths Asian Greens Stir Fry Vegetables 250g | Available in QLD and NSW
  • Woolworths Cook Super Green Stir Fry 250g | Available in QLD and NSW
  • Woolworths Cook Stir Fry Kit with Teriyaki Sauce 400g | Available in QLD and NSW
  • Woolworths Cook Stir Fry Mix Rainbow Vegetables 400g | Available in QLD and NSW

Here are the products recalled from ALDI, with use by dates up to and including 9/4/2025. The recalled products have been available for sale in ALDI Stores in QLD and some stores in Northern NSW (Tweed Heads South, Ballina, Grafton, Coffs Harbour, Lismore, Casino, Toormina, Armidale, Byron Bay, Goonellabah, Tweed Mall, Moonee Beach).

  • Baby Spinach, 120g   
  • Baby Spinach, 280g 
  • Fresh & Fast Stir Fry  
  • Baby Spinach & Rocket
  • Salad Leaf Mix, 120g 
  • Salad Leaf Mix, 300g 
  • Baby Leaf Salad Blend, 300g

And the Metcash recalled products, with use by dates up to and including 9/4/2025:

  • Community Co Aussie Salad Mix 110g
  • Community Co Fine Cut Stir Fry 335g
  • Community Co Baby Leaf Salad Mix 260g
  • Community Co Leaf Mix 160g
  • Community Co Baby Spinach 100g
  • Community Co Baby Spinach 260g
  • Community Co Baby Spinach and Rocket 100g
  • Community Co Garden Salad Bowl 180g

Anyone who has one of the impacted products has been told not to consume it, and return it to the place of purchase for a refund.

According to NSW Health, the symptoms of a STEC infection may include:

  • diarrhoea that may have blood in it
  • abdominal cramps
  • nausea and vomiting

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  • I don’t buy these types of products, I prefer to mix my own. It’s terrible to think of anyone who has been affected by these products and, if anyone has, I hope they are well on their way to recovery. I have noticed WA hasn’t been included in this. That’s great news for us

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  • We often buy spinach leaves to use in all sorts of things, so this is a bit of a worry. I note that the area affected doesn’t seem to be us – ACT – and the pack sizes aren’t the one we usually buy, but still, I’m considering tossing ours out.

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  • So glad I’ve stopped buying and eating these pre packaged salads. We mostly stopped as too often they were not fresh even though the dates were days away so odd but we don’t bother with them anymore!

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  • Wow! That is a LOT of products that have been recalled. I just hope no one has gotten too sick from this. We actually purchase a fair amount of the listed products but luckily they werent sold in WA. Its sad because stuff like this turns people off buying the “usually” healthy options for fear of getting sick 🙁

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  • These are not products and food that we have purchased. We tend to make up our own salads with greens from the fresh food markets. I will indeed share this recall information with family and friends and with my networks. It is very important for the community to be aware of this recall.

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  • This is very interesting. I haven’t eaten any of the salad products recently enough to be effected by this, however, I did eat a Sirena chicken pad thai longlife product on Sunday and have had gastro symptoms since. I am not sure if that is what caused it, but it could very well be.

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  • After reading Dr Greger, from nutritionfacts.org, a vegan site with medical research, I’ve been very wary of pre-packed salads, especially those that have been cut or shredded etc. Aside from any contamination like this there are natural eco-toxins that build up in cut produce that can outweight the benefit.

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  • Great to spread this info, no one wants to get sick from green veggies. I always scoff at prepackaged veggies and salad that state ‘washed and ready to go’, you really can’t rely on it to be healthy for you or any littles in the house. These recalls seem to happen pretty often with bagged salads

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  • While it is only a few dollars I would still reach out to the store and request a refund if your unsure and it’s from either Coles or Woolworths message them via fb they tend to respond quickly and can help you. Many of times I have done it and because you need to show them the receipt and product you can just show the store next time you go and either get a refund or exchange (I’d personally opt for the refund just to be safe 😬)

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  • Gosh thats definitely a lot of products that would have been sold to so many customers. I hope there are adequate signage and notification to these customers to ensure no one else gets sick from the salads. Scary to think you can easily catch something from a store bought product you would expect to be safe

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  • Thank you! It doesn’t appear that the spinach in my fridge is affected – wrong size pack – but since the use by dates are the ones affected, I might throw it out in an abundance of caution. It’s only a few dollars and I’d rather not risk an illness this serious.

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