The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Food)·F-0674-2016·Announced 2016-03-09

Dole Recalls Baby Spinach Salads from Springfield Facility

Dole is withdrawing all salads produced at its Springfield, Ohio facility, including Baby Spinach with Tender Reds, due to a safety concern.

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: 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 Baby Spinach with Tender Reds in 5 oz. clamshells and other salads from the same production site.

Affected products may be identified by a product code beginning with the letter A in the upper right-hand corner of the package. The Dole production code is 943. The recall covers all product produced in the facility and was distributed nationwide and in Canada.

Consumers should stop using the affected products and follow instructions from Dole or the FDA regarding disposal or return.

The recalled product

Product
Baby Spinach with Tender Reds, 5 oz. clamshell, Dole brand. . 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 →