Salad Kits Recalled Due to Incorrect Chemical in Wash Systems
Dole Fresh Vegetables is recalling Little Salad Bar and Peak Harvest Asian Chopped Salad Kits because foam detergent was incorrectly added to wash systems. No illnesses have been reported.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class III
Class III is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product is not likely to cause adverse health consequences.
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 2/5 (Moderate).
Minor labeling or packaging issue, or a voluntary precautionary recall. Risk of harm is low but real — follow the manufacturer's instructions.
Our severity reasoning: This is an FDA Class III recall with no reported illnesses or injuries. The hazard is a potential chemical residue from a procedural wash-system error, representing low-risk contamination. Per the rubric, FDA Class III recalls are typically scored 1 or 2.
Plain-English summary
Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc. is recalling Little Salad Bar Asian Chopped Salad Kits and Peak Harvest Sesame Asian Chopped Salad Kits. The recall is due to an incorrect chemical being added into wash systems when processing certain organic vegetable loads. The incorrect chemical was foam detergent.
The recalled products were distributed in the United States to: Alabama, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, North Carolina, New York, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Virginia. Approximately 6,451 cases are affected. The affected lot codes are N330001, N330002, and N330004. The products were not distributed outside the United States.
No illnesses or injuries have been reported in connection with this recall.
The recalled product
- Product
- Little Salad Bar Asian Chopped Salad Kit Green Cabbage, Green Leaf Lettuce, Kale, Red Cabbage, Carrots, Green Onion, Wonton Strips, Asian Sesame Dressing Sliced Almonds Salad & Toppings NET WT 9.5 OZ (269g) Dressing NET 2.2 FL OZ (66mL) Keep Refrigerated Perishable UPC…
- Manufacturer
- Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc
- Category
- Food — Produce / Ready-to-Eat
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 6,451
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)
- N330001 and N330002 N330004
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 17 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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