The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Food)·F-0652-2022·Announced 2022-02-16

Butter Blend Salads Recalled for Potential Listeria Contamination

Multiple brands of butter blend and lettuce salad products are being recalled due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Products were distributed across 36 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: This is classified as an FDA Class I recall, the agency's most serious classification. Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen capable of causing serious illness in vulnerable populations.

Plain-English summary

Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc is recalling multiple butter blend and butter lettuce salad products due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Affected products include Ahold 7oz Butter Blend, Dole 6oz Butter Bliss, Little Salad Bar 6oz Butter Lettuce, and Marketside 6oz Butter Blend Salad, with specific UPCs: 688267011436, 071430010709, 4099100083064, and 681131027861 respectively.

These products have "Best if Used By" dates between November 30, 2021 and January 8, 2022, with package codes beginning with the letter "N" or "Y". A total of 2,289,518 cases are affected and distributed across 36 states.

Consumers who have purchased these products should not consume them. Return the products to the point of purchase or dispose of them safely.

The recalled product

Product
Ahold 7oz Butter Blend Product UPC 688267011436 Dole 6 oz Butter Bliss Product UPC 071430010709 Little Salad Bar 6oz Butter Lettuce Product UPC 4099100083064 Marketside 6 oz Butter Blend Salad Product UPC 681131027861
Manufacturer
Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc
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