Fresh Express lettuce recall

 Just in case your fridge is anything like ours, with slightly past-its-prime produce hiding in the drawers, check for bags of Fresh Express Romaine lettuce salad products with use-by dates of July 8 through July 12 and "S" in the product code. 

The company is voluntarily recalling the product after one sample tested positive for E. coli 0157:H7. No illnesses have been reported. Consumers who still have the bagged salads should throw them away. The bacterium can cause severe illness including abdominal pain, vomiting, and fever.

The Food and Drug Administration says the recall "is being issued out of an abundance of caution" after a third-party lab test of random samples turned up the E coli. We applaud the FDA for its fast action in recalling the lettuce.