Dole Recalls Salads from Springfield Ohio Facility Due to Safety Concerns
Dole is withdrawing all salads produced in Springfield, Ohio, to address a safety issue. Consumers should check for a specific code on their packages.
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: 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. The recall includes the Ultimate Caesar 11.3 oz. bag and other salads from this specific location.
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 953. The recall covers all packaged salads with this manufacturing code.
The products were distributed nationwide and in Canada. Consumers should check their refrigerators for these items and stop consuming them if they match the description.
The recalled product
- Product
- Ultimate Caesar, 11.3 oz. bag, 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.
- Manufacturer
- Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc
- Category
- Food — Prepared Salads
- Hazard
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 →Related recalls
Same manufacturer · Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc
See all →- SevereMarketside Chopped Salad Kit Recalled for Potential Listeria Contamination
FDA (Food) · 2024-03-27
- SevereDole Cajun Ranch Chopped Kit Recalled for Potential Listeria Contamination
FDA (Food) · 2024-03-27
- SevereDole Chopped Kit Avocado Ranch Recalled for Potential Listeria Contamination
FDA (Food) · 2024-03-27
- SevereDole Premium Kit Endless Summer Recalled for Potential Listeria Contamination
FDA (Food) · 2024-03-27
- SevereDole Premium Kit Southwest Salad recalled for potential Listeria contamination
FDA (Food) · 2024-03-27
Same hazard · food safety
See all →- SevereKayem Foods Recalls Ready-to-Eat Meat and Poultry Due to Temperature Abuse
USDA FSIS · 2026-10-17
- SevereQ'Delicia Recalls Ready-to-Eat Empanada Products Produced Without Inspection
USDA FSIS · 2023-10-31
- HighUSDA Alerts on Fresh Salads and Wraps with Possible Lettuce Contamination
USDA FSIS · 2023-08-07
- SevereMulan Dumpling Recalls Frozen Meat and Poultry Products Produced Without Inspection
USDA FSIS · 2023-07-15
- CriticalWayne Farms Recalls Undercooked Ready-to-Eat Chicken Breast Fillets
USDA FSIS · 2022-05-07
Similar recalls
- SevereDole Caesar Salad Recalled for Potential Listeria Contamination
FDA (Food) · 2022-02-16
- SevereDole Chopped Bacon Caesar Salad Recalled for Potential Listeria Contamination
FDA (Food) · 2022-02-16
- SevereDole and Marketside Chopped Caesar Salad Kits Recalled for Listeria Risk
FDA (Food) · 2022-02-16
- SevereDole Garden Salad recalled due to Listeria contamination
FDA (Food) · 2022-03-02
- SevereCaesar salad kits recalled for potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination
FDA (Food) · 2022-02-16
- SevereDole Endless Summer Salad Kit Recalled for Undeclared Fish and Eggs
FDA (Food) · 2021-02-10