Dole and Marketside Salad Kits Recalled for Potential Listeria Contamination
Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc is recalling multiple salad kit products due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The recall affects Dole, Little Salad Bar, and Marketside branded 12-13 oz kits 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 with potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination in a widely distributed food product. Although no illnesses are reported in the source text, the agency's Class I designation mandates a minimum Severe rating per the recall rubric.
Plain-English summary
Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc is recalling multiple salad kit products due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The affected products include Dole 13oz Southwest Kit (UPC 071430017012), Little Salad Bar 12oz Chopped Southwest Kit (UPC 4099100087031), and Marketside 13.4oz Chopped Southwest Kit (UPC 681131305129).
The recalled products have code numbers beginning with the letter 'N' or 'Y' with Best if Used By dates between November 30, 2021 and January 8, 2022. Over 2.2 million cases from manufacturing facilities in Yuma and Bessemer City are affected by this recall.
These salad kits were distributed to retailers across 36 states nationwide. Consumers who have purchased these products should not consume them and should return them to the point of sale or dispose of them safely.
The recalled product
- Product
- Dole 13oz Southwest Kit Product UPC 071430017012 Little Salad Bar 12oz Chopped Southwest Kit Product UPC 4099100087031 Marketside 13.4oz Chopped Southwest Kit Product UPC 681131305129
- Manufacturer
- Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc
- Category
- Food — Produce / Salad Kits
- 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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