The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Food)·F-0683-2016·Announced 2016-03-09

Dole Recalls Salads from Springfield, Ohio Facility Due to Operational Suspension

Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc is withdrawing all Dole and private label salads produced in Springfield, Ohio, as the company suspends operations at the facility.

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, regardless of the lack of specific illness reports in the provided text.

Plain-English summary

Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc is voluntarily withdrawing all marketed Dole and private label salads produced at its Springfield, Ohio facility. The company has suspended operations at this location. The recall includes the Sweet Kale Kit Bag, 9.5 oz., 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 704. The products were distributed nationwide and in Canada.

Consumers should check their refrigerators for these products and dispose of them or return them to the place of purchase. The source text does not specify a particular pathogen or illness associated with this withdrawal.

The recalled product

Product
Sweet Kale Kit Bag, 9.5 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.

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 →