Kroger and Nature's Promise Organic Baby Kale Recall Due to Listeria Risk
Dole Fresh Vegetables is recalling Kroger and Nature's Promise organic baby kale clamshells due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Affected products have codes beginning with 'N' or 'Y' and best-by dates between November 30, 2021, and 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 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. Per the rubric rules, FDA Class I recalls must never be scored below 4. No illnesses have been reported in the source text, but the hazard involves Listeria monocytogenes, a high-risk pathogen.
Plain-English summary
Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc. is recalling organic baby kale products sold under the Kroger brand (5 oz, UPC 111110917270) and Nature's Promise brand (5 oz, UPC 688267154492) due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.
The recall involves 207,624 cases from the Yuma production facility and 2,081,894 cases from the Bessemer City facility, distributed across 39 states: AL, AZ, CA, CT, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, and WI.
Affected products have production codes beginning with "N" or "Y" and display a "Best if Used By" date between November 30, 2021, and January 8, 2022. Listeria monocytogenes is a serious pathogen that can cause severe illness, particularly in pregnant individuals, newborns, and persons with weakened immune systems.
Consumers who have purchased affected products should discard them. Those with questions about whether their product is affected should verify the production code and best-by date against the information provided.
The recalled product
- Product
- Kroger 5oz Organic Baby Kale Clamshell Product UPC 111110917270 Nature's Promise 5oz Organic Baby Kale Clamshell Product UPC 688267154492
- Manufacturer
- Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc
- Category
- Food — Produce
- 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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