The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-0701-2022·Announced 2022-02-16

Marketside Spring Mix Recalled for Potential Listeria Contamination

Dole Fresh Vegetables is recalling Marketside Spring Mix due to potential Listeria contamination. Affected products have codes starting with 'N' or 'Y' with Best If Used 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 FDA Class I recall carries a minimum severity score of 4. Listeria monocytogenes is a serious pathogenic bacterium, though no illnesses, injuries, or hospitalizations are reported in the source text.

Plain-English summary

Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc is recalling Marketside 11oz Spring Mix w/ Greenleaf Clamshell (UPC 681131355001) due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

The recall affects a total of 2,289,518 cases, comprised of 207,624 cases from the Yuma facility and 2,081,894 cases from the Bessemer City facility. These products were distributed across 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.

Consumers can identify affected products by looking for codes beginning with the letter 'N' or 'Y' in combination with a Best If Used By date between November 30, 2021 and January 8, 2022.

The recalled product

Product
Marketside 11oz Spring Mix w/ Greenleaf Clamshell Product UPC 681131355001

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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