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Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-0668-2022·Announced 2022-02-16

Dole Chopped Applewood Bacon Kit Recalled Due to Listeria Risk

Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc recalls certain Dole 12.2oz Chopped Applewood Bacon Kits due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Affected products were 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: FDA Class I classification mandates a minimum severity of 4 per the established rules. Although no illnesses have been reported in the source text, the FDA's Class I designation reflects a serious potential health hazard from Listeria monocytogenes.

Plain-English summary

Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc is recalling certain Dole 12.2oz Chopped Applewood Bacon Kits due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The recalled products are those with codes beginning with the letter "N" or "Y" and a "Best if Used By" date between November 30, 2021 and January 8, 2022.

The recalled products were distributed to stores in 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. A total of 2,289,518 cases were affected.

Consumers should not consume these products. Discard them or return them to the store where purchased.

The recalled product

Product
Dole 12.2oz Chopped Applewood Bacon Kit Product UPC 071430001011
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.

See all 76 products in this recall →

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