Dole Light Caesar Salad Kit Recalled for Potential Listeria
Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc is recalling its 10oz Light Caesar Kit due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Affected products have codes beginning with "N" or "Y" with best-if-used-by dates between November 30, 2021 and January 8, 2022.
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 mandates a minimum score of 4 per the rubric. Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen identified in the severity criteria.
Plain-English summary
Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc is recalling its 10oz Light Caesar Kit (UPC 071430009253) due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
The recall involves approximately 2.3 million cases from facilities in Yuma and Bessemer City. Affected products have codes beginning with the letter "N" or "Y" and best-if-used-by dates between November 30, 2021 and January 8, 2022. These products were distributed across 39 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, and WI.
Consumers who purchased this product should check the code and best-if-used-by date on the package. If the product matches the recalled codes and dates, consumers should not consume it and should dispose of the product or return it to the retailer.
The recalled product
- Product
- Dole 10oz Light Caesar Kit US Product UPC 071430009253
- Manufacturer
- Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc
- Category
- Food — Ready-to-Eat Salad
- 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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