The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0692-2022·Announced 2022-02-16

Kroger shredded green leaf recalled for potential Listeria contamination

Kroger 4.5oz shredded green leaf products are recalled for potential Listeria monocytogenes. Affected items have codes starting with N or Y and best-if-used-by dates from November 30, 2021 to January 8, 2022.

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 5/5 (Critical).

Highest-severity recall. The hazard can cause serious injury or death. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: This recall carries an FDA Class I classification, which per the severity rubric designates it as Critical, the agency's most serious classification category.

Plain-English summary

Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc. is recalling Kroger-branded 4.5oz shredded green leaf products (UPC 011110061065) due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. These products were distributed to retail stores across 40 U.S. states.

The affected products carry codes beginning with the letter 'N' or 'Y' and have best-if-used-by dates between November 30, 2021 and January 8, 2022. The recall affects 207,624 cases from the Yuma facility and 2,081,894 cases from the Bessemer City facility.

Consumers in possession of these products should not consume them. Affected items should be discarded or returned to the point of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Kroger 4.5oz Shredded Green Leaf Product UPC 011110061065
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.

See all 76 products in this recall →

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