The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·F-0062-2020·Announced 2019-10-30

Dole Crushed Pineapple Recalled for Potential Plastic Pieces

Dole Packaged Foods is recalling specific lots of crushed pineapple due to the potential presence of foreign plastic pieces.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Food): Class II

Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.

This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a risk-of-harm product (foreign object/plastic) where injury has not yet been reported, fitting the High severity criteria.

Plain-English summary

Dole Packaged Foods, LLC is recalling 3,746 cases of Dole Crushed Pineapple in 100% pineapple juice. The recall is being conducted because the product may contain foreign objects, specifically potential plastic pieces. The affected product is identified by Lot number D18258 and UPC 3890000613. It was manufactured for Dole Packaged Foods, LLC in Westlake Village, CA, and is a product of The Philippines.

The recalled product was distributed in the United States to the following states: OK, CT, MA, AZ, CA, PA, NM, TX, UT, CO, VA, NV, and NJ. It was also distributed to the Bahamas.

Consumers who have purchased this product should check their pantry for the specific lot number and UPC listed above. If they have the affected product, they should stop using it and contact the recalling firm for instructions on disposal or return.

The recalled product

Product
Dole Crushed Pineapple in 100% pineapple juice Manufactured For Dole Packaged Foods, LLC Westlake Village, CA 91361 Product of The Philippines UPC 3890000613
Affected units
3,746

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Lot numbers (1)

  • Lot number D18258

Distribution

Distributed in 13 states:

Same manufacturer · Dole Packaged Foods, LLC

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