Dole Country Ranch Salad Recalled for Potential Listeria Contamination
Dole Fresh Vegetables is recalling 13.25oz Country Ranch salad products due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Approximately 2.3 million cases with codes beginning with N or Y and Best if Used By dates between November 30, 2021 and January 8, 2022 were distributed across 35 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 is an FDA Class I recall, which per the severity rubric must score at least 4. The hazard involves Listeria monocytogenes, a high-risk pathogen.
Plain-English summary
Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc. is recalling Dole 13.25oz Country Ranch salad products (UPC 071430017302) due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The recall affects approximately 2.3 million cases manufactured at facilities in Yuma and Bessemer City that were distributed across 35 states.
Affected products have codes beginning with either the letter "N" or "Y" and carry Best if Used By dates between November 30, 2021 and January 8, 2022. Consumers should check these code dates on their Country Ranch salad products.
Consumers who have purchased Country Ranch salad products matching the affected codes and dates should not consume them and should dispose of them appropriately.
The recalled product
- Product
- Dole 13.25oz Country Ranch Product UPC 071430017302
- Manufacturer
- Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc
- Category
- Food — Prepared 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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