Baby Spinach from Multiple Brands Recalled for Potential Listeria Contamination
Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc is recalling baby spinach products sold under multiple brands across affected states due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Consumers should discard these products or return them to their retailer.
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: FDA Class I classification requires a minimum severity score of 4 per regulatory rules. The recall involves Listeria monocytogenes, a high-risk pathogen, distributed across multiple states with substantial product quantity; no reported illnesses or deaths are mentioned in the source.
Plain-English summary
Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc is recalling baby spinach products sold under multiple brands because of potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
The recalled products include spinach sold by Ahold, Kroger, Dole, Lidl, Marketside, Naturally Better, Natures Promise, and Simply Nature in various package sizes. The affected products have production codes beginning with the letter 'N' or 'Y' and carry a 'Best If Used By' date between November 30, 2021 and January 8, 2022.
The recalled products were distributed to consumers in the following states: Alabama, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Jersey, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin.
Consumers should not consume these products. Those who have purchased affected spinach should discard it or return it to their retailer.
The recalled product
- Product
- Ahold 6oz Baby Spinach Bag Product UPC 688267010965 Kroger 10oz Baby Spinach Clamshell Product UPC 011110910509 Kroger 1lb Organic Baby Spinach Clamshell Product UPC 111110911513 Kroger 5oz Organic Baby Spinach Clamshell Product UPC 111110911285 Kroger 6oz Baby Spinach…
- Manufacturer
- Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc
- Category
- Food — Leafy Greens
- Hazard
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
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 76 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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