The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Food)·F-0646-2022·Announced 2022-02-16

Ahold Garden Salad Mix Recalled for Potential Listeria Monocytogenes

Ahold 12oz Garden Salad Mix is recalled due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Affected packages have lot codes beginning with 'N' or 'Y' with 'Best if Used By' dates from November 30, 2021 to January 8, 2022.

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 involving Listeria monocytogenes, a high-risk pathogen that meets the minimum severity threshold per agency classification. No illnesses have been reported.

Plain-English summary

Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc is recalling Ahold 12oz Garden Salad Mix (UPC 688267184437) due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes, a bacterium that can cause serious illness.

Affected packages have lot codes beginning with the letter 'N' or 'Y' and 'Best if Used By' dates between November 30, 2021 and January 8, 2022. The recall includes approximately 207,624 cases from Yuma and 2,081,894 cases from Bessemer City. The affected product was distributed to the following 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.

Consumers who have purchased products matching the lot code and date criteria should not consume them. The product should be disposed of or returned to the point of purchase. Retailers should remove affected products from shelves. Listeria monocytogenes can cause serious infection, particularly in pregnant women, young children, elderly individuals, and immunocompromised persons.

The recalled product

Product
Ahold 12oz Garden Salad Mix Product UPC 688267184437
Manufacturer
Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc
Hazard
  • listeria-monocytogenes

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