Nature's Promise Organic Baby Kale Recalled for Potential Listeria Contamination
Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc is recalling Nature's Promise 5oz Organic Baby Kale Clamshell due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Affected products were distributed across numerous U.S. states.
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 recall is classified as FDA Class I, the highest agency classification. Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen. However, no illnesses or deaths are currently reported in the source material. The Class I designation requires a minimum severity score of 4 per the recall severity rubric.
Plain-English summary
Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc is recalling Nature's Promise 5oz Organic Baby Kale Clamshell (UPC 688267154492) due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
The affected product was distributed across the United States including 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 2.3 million cases from facilities in Yuma and Bessemer City are involved in this recall.
To identify affected products, consumers should look for codes beginning with the letter 'N' or 'Y' with a Best if Used By date between November 30, 2021 and January 8, 2022.
Consumers who have purchased the affected product should not consume it. The product should be discarded or returned to the point of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Nature's Promise 5oz Organic Baby Kale Clamshell Product UPC 688267154492
- 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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