The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-0662-2022·Announced 2022-02-16

Dole Spring Mix Recalled for Potential Listeria Contamination

Dole Fresh Vegetables is recalling 10oz Spring Mix Clamshells due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The recall affects over 2 million cases distributed across 36 states.

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: This recall is classified by the FDA as a Class I recall. Per the rubric rules, FDA Class I recalls never score below 4 in severity. No illnesses have been reported in the source text.

Plain-English summary

Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc is recalling Dole 10oz Spring Mix Clamshell products (UPC 071430000137) due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

The affected products have codes beginning with either the letter 'N' or 'Y' with Best if Used By dates between November 30, 2021 and January 8, 2022. The recall involves 207,624 cases from Yuma and 2,081,894 cases from Bessemer City.

The recalled products were distributed to 36 states: Alabama, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Jersey, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin.

Consumers who purchased these products should not consume them. The product should be discarded or returned to the point of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Dole 10oz Spring Mix Clamshell Product UPC 071430000137

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.

See all 76 products in this recall →

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