The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Food)·F-0651-2016·Announced 2016-03-09

Dole Recalls Coleslaw and Salads from Springfield Ohio Facility

Dole is withdrawing all salads produced at its Springfield, Ohio facility, including coleslaw, due to a Class I recall.

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: The source explicitly states the agency classification is Class I. Per the rubric, if the agency's own classification is FDA Class I, the score must be at least 4 (Severe).

Plain-English summary

Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc is suspending operations and withdrawing all marketed Dole and private label salads produced at its Springfield, Ohio facility. The recall includes Colorful Coleslaw Display in 2 lb. bags sold at Sam's Club and Colorful Coleslaw in 14 oz. bags sold under the Dole brand.

Affected products may be identified by a product code beginning with the letter A in the upper right hand corner of the package. Sam's Club production code is 503, and Dole production code is 2662. The recall covers all product produced in the facility and was distributed nationwide and in Canada.

The FDA has classified this as a Class I recall. Consumers should stop consuming the affected products and check their packages for the identifying codes.

The recalled product

Product
Colorful Coleslaw Display, 2 lb. bag - Sam's Club; Colorful Coleslaw - 14 oz. bag- Dole All marketed Dole and private label salads produced in the Springfield, OH facility. Product may be identified by an A in the upper right hand corner of the package.

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)

  • Dole production code- 2662.

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 49 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.

See all 49 products in this recall →