The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Food)·F-0657-2016·Announced 2016-03-09

Dole Recalls Salads from Springfield Ohio Facility

Dole is withdrawing all salads produced in Springfield, OH, to suspend operations at the facility.

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 severity score of at least 4 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc is withdrawing all marketed Dole and private label salads produced at its Springfield, Ohio facility. The company is suspending operations at this location as part of the recall.

Affected products include Southwest Salad in 13 oz. bags and other salads from the same facility. Consumers can identify the recalled items by looking for a product code beginning with the letter A in the upper right hand corner of the package. The Dole production code is 2976.

The recall covers products distributed nationwide and in Canada. Consumers should check their refrigerators for these specific packages and dispose of them or return them to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Southwest Salad, 13 oz. bag, 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 →