Marketside Garden Salad recalled due to Listeria contamination
Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc is recalling Marketside Classic Salad (Garden Salad) because samples tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes. The product was distributed to multiple states.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class I
Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
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 4/5 (Severe).
The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: This is an FDA Class I recall involving Listeria monocytogenes, a high-risk pathogen. Although no illnesses are reported in the source text, Class I recalls involving known pathogens meet the Severe threshold per the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc is recalling Marketside Classic Salad (Garden Salad) containing iceberg lettuce, shredded carrots, and red cabbage. The Georgia Department of Agriculture sampled the product and detected Listeria monocytogenes. This product was also packed under 3 additional brand names.
The recalled salad was distributed under UPC 6-81131-32895-1 with lot codes N28205A and N28205B and a "best if used by" date of 10-23-21. A total of 2,138 cases were distributed to customers in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Virginia. The product was distributed by Walmart, Bentonville, AR.
Consumers who have purchased this product should not eat it. Those who may have consumed the product and have questions about symptoms should contact their healthcare provider.
The recalled product
- Product
- Marketside Classic Salad; Garden Salad; iceberg lettuce, shredded carrots, red cabbage; Net Wt. 24 oz. (1 lb. 8 oz.) 680 g UPC: 6-81131-32895-1 Distributed by Walmart, Bentonville, AR
- Manufacturer
- Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc
- Affected units
- 2,138
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 (2)
- Lot codes: N28205A and N28205B
- Best if used by 10-23-21
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 4 recalled by Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc under a single FDA (Food) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.
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