Spinach arugula blend recalled for potential Listeria monocytogenes
Dole is recalling Marketside Organic Spinach Arugula Blend due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination affecting approximately 2.3 million cases.
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: FDA Class I recall involving Listeria monocytogenes, a high-risk pathogen capable of causing serious infection or death. Per FDA classification criteria, Class I recalls warrant Critical severity.
Plain-English summary
Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc is recalling Marketside 5oz Organic Spinach Arugula Blend (UPC 681131532082) due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes, a pathogenic bacterium that can cause serious infection.
The recalled products include packages with code numbers beginning with 'N' or 'Y' and a 'Best if Used By' date between November 30, 2021, and January 8, 2022. Two batches were involved: 207,624 cases from Yuma, Arizona, and 2,081,894 cases from Bessemer City, North Carolina. Products were distributed across 40 states.
Consumers who have purchased the recalled product should not consume it. Affected items should be discarded or returned to the point of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Marketside 5oz Organic Spinach Arugula Blend Clamshell Product UPC 681131532082
- Manufacturer
- Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc
- Category
- Food — Fresh 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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