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SevereFDA (Food)·F-0645-2022·Announced 2022-02-16

FDA Class I Recall: Dole American Blend Vegetables for Listeria

Dole Fresh Vegetables is recalling American Blend vegetable products due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The recall affects over 2 million cases distributed across 35 states.

What this means for you

Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: FDA Class I recall for potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The severity rubric specifies that FDA Class I recalls must receive a minimum score of 4.

Plain-English summary

Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc is recalling American Blend vegetable products sold under the Ahold, Lidl, and Dole brand names due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The affected products include 12-ounce packages with the following UPC codes: Ahold (688267011535), Lidl (4056489210511), and Dole (071430009338).

The recall involves approximately 207,624 cases from the Yuma facility and 2,081,894 cases from the Bessemer City facility. Products are distributed across 35 states: Alabama, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin.

Consumers should check the product code and Best If Used By date on their packages. Products with codes beginning with the letter N or Y and a Best If Used By date between November 30, 2021 and January 8, 2022 are included in this recall. Consumers who have purchased affected products should not consume them and should discard the product or return it to the point of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Ahold 12oz American Blend Product UPC 688267011535 Lidl 12oz American Product UPC 4056489210511 Dole 12oz American Blend Product UPC 071430009338
Manufacturer
Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc
Category
Food — Produce / Ready-to-Eat Vegetables
Hazard
  • listeria

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)

  • 2021 and January 8
  • 2022

Distribution

Distributed in 36 states:

  • AL
  • AZ
  • CA
  • CT
  • FL
  • GA
  • IA
  • ID
  • IL
  • IN
  • KS
  • KY
  • LA
  • MA
  • MD
  • MI
  • MN
  • MO
  • MS
  • NC
  • ND
  • NE
  • NJ
  • NV
  • NY
  • OH
  • OK
  • OR
  • PA
  • SC
  • TN
  • TX
  • UT
  • VA
  • WA
  • WI

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