The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-0715-2022·Announced 2022-02-16

Nature's Promise Organic Baby Arugula Recalled for Potential Listeria Contamination

Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc is recalling Nature's Promise Organic Baby Arugula due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Affected products have codes beginning with 'N' or 'Y' with Best if Used By dates from November 30, 2021 through 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 with potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Class I recalls mandate a minimum severity score of 4 and involve high-risk pathogens that may cause serious illness.

Plain-English summary

Nature's Promise 5oz Organic Baby Arugula Clamshell (UPC 688267154478) manufactured by Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc is being recalled due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

The recall encompasses 207,624 cases produced in Yuma and 2,081,894 cases from Bessemer City, distributed across 38 U.S. states. Affected products have codes beginning with 'N' or 'Y' and Best if Used By dates between November 30, 2021 and January 8, 2022.

Consumers with affected product are advised not to consume it. The product should be discarded or returned to the retailer for a refund.

The recalled product

Product
Nature's Promise 5oz Organic Baby Arugula Clamshell Product UPC 688267154478
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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