The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Food)·F-0664-2022·Announced 2022-02-16

Dole, Little Salad Bar, and Marketside Chopped Avocado Ranch Kits Recalled for Listeria

Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc is recalling chopped avocado ranch salad kits sold under Dole, Little Salad Bar, and Marketside brands due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The products were distributed across 36 states.

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: FDA Class I designation mandates a minimum severity score of 4. Listeria monocytogenes is a serious high-risk pathogen. The recall characterizes the contamination as 'potential,' indicating it has not yet been confirmed in distributed products.

Plain-English summary

Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc is recalling multiple chopped avocado ranch salad kits sold under the Dole, Little Salad Bar, and Marketside brands due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Affected products include Dole 11.3oz Chopped Avocado Ranch Kit (UPC 01430000915 and 071430000915), Little Salad Bar 11.5oz Chopped Avocado Ranch Kit (UPC 4099100219555), and Marketside 12.3oz Chopped Avocado Ranch Kit (UPC 681131305136). Products bearing codes beginning with "N" or "Y" with a Best if Used By date between November 30, 2021 and January 8, 2022 are affected. A total of 2,289,518 cases are being recalled from manufacturing facilities in Yuma and Bessemer City.

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

Consumers who have purchased these products should not consume them and should return them to the retailer where purchased.

The recalled product

Product
Dole 11.3oz Chop Avocado Ranch Kit Product UPC 01430000915 and 071430000915 Little Salad Bar 11.5oz Chopped Avocado Ranch Kit Product UPC 4099100219555 Marketside 12.3oz Chopped Avocado Ranch Kit Product UPC 681131305136
Manufacturer
Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc
Hazard
  • listeria

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

Distributed in 36 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
  • WI