The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-0658-2016·Announced 2016-03-09

Dole Recalls Organic Baby Arugula and Salads from Springfield Facility

Dole is withdrawing all salads produced in Springfield, Ohio, including Organic Baby Arugula, due to a facility suspension.

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: 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. This recall includes Organic Baby Arugula in 5 oz. clamshells sold under the Loblaw brand, as well as other private label salads.

Affected products may be identified by a product code beginning with the letter A in the upper right-hand corner of the package. Loblaw production code 3225 is also associated with the recalled items. The distribution pattern for these products was nationwide in the United States and in Canada.

Consumers should stop using the affected products and check their packages for the identifying codes mentioned above. The source text does not specify a particular pathogen or illness count, but the agency has classified this as a Class I recall.

The recalled product

Product
Organic Baby Arugula - 5 oz. clamshell - Loblaw 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 →

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