The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-0710-2022·Announced 2022-02-16

Marketside Organic Baby Spinach and Kale Recalled for Potential Listeria

Dole Fresh Vegetables is recalling Marketside 5oz Organic Baby Spinach & Baby Kale Clamshells due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The recall involves over 2 million cases distributed across 36 states.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: FDA Class I recall of a leafy green product with potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination, a high-risk pathogen. No illnesses or confirmed contamination have been reported in the source text.

Plain-English summary

Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc is recalling Marketside 5oz Organic Baby Spinach & Baby Kale Clamshells (UPC 681131221290) due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

The affected product consists of 207,624 cases from Yuma and 2,081,894 cases from Bessemer City. The product has been distributed to retail locations in 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.

The affected product carries codes beginning with either the letter "N" or "Y" with Best if Used By dates between November 30, 2021, and January 8, 2022. Consumers who have purchased this product should not consume it and should discard it or return it to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Marketside 5oz Organic Baby Spinach & Baby Kale Clamshell Product UPC 681131221290
Manufacturer
Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc
Category
Food — Produce / Leafy Greens
Hazard
  • listeria

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

Distributed in 36 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
  • WI

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