The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Food)·F-0653-2016·Announced 2016-03-09

Dole Recalls Salads from Springfield Ohio Facility Due to Operational Suspension

Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc is withdrawing all Dole and private label salads produced at its Springfield, Ohio facility. The recall affects products with a manufacturing code beginning with the letter A.

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 agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a minimum severity score of 4 according to the rubric.

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 specific products such as the All Natural Chopped Sesame Asian Family Kit in 27.2 oz. bags sold at Sam's Club and 13.6 oz. Dole Brand salads. The company states that all product produced in the facility is affected.

The source text does not specify a particular pathogen or cause for the recall, noting only that Dole is suspending operations and withdrawing the products. Affected items may be identified by a product code beginning with the letter A in the upper right-hand corner of the package. For Sam's Club products, the production code is listed as 618.

The recall is distributed nationwide and in Canada. Consumers should check their packages for the identifying code and stop consuming the affected salads if they match the description provided by the recalling firm.

The recalled product

Product
All Natural Chopped Sesame Asian Family Kit, 27.2 oz. bag - Sam's Club; 13.6 oz. Dole Brand 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.

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 →