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Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-0699-2022·Announced 2022-02-16

Marketside Leafy Romaine Salad Recalled for Potential Listeria Contamination

Marketside 10oz Leafy Romaine Salad is being recalled for potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Affected products have codes N or Y with 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 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 requires a minimum score of 4. Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen; no reported illnesses are stated in the source text.

Plain-English summary

Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc is recalling Marketside 10oz Leafy Romaine Salad products due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The affected products have codes beginning with the letter "N" or "Y" and Best If Used By dates between November 30, 2021 and January 8, 2022, with UPC 681131027816.

The recalled products were distributed across 38 states: Alabama, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Jersey, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin. Approximately 207,624 cases from the Yuma facility and 2,081,894 cases from the Bessemer City facility were distributed, totaling about 2.3 million cases.

Consumers who have purchased affected products should not consume them. These products should be discarded or returned to the location where they were purchased. More information about this recall can be found on the FDA website, recall number F-0699-2022.

The recalled product

Product
Marketside 10oz Leafy Romaine Salad Product UPC 681131027816
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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