The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Food)·F-0745-2022·Announced 2022-03-02

Dole Garden Salad recalled for Listeria contamination in harvest equipment

Dole 12oz Garden Salad / Salade Du Jardin is recalled due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination detected in harvest equipment used for raw iceberg lettuce. Affected products have code dates between December 23, 2021 and January 8, 2022.

What this means for you

Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: FDA Class I recalls require a minimum severity score of 4 per the rubric. The detection of Listeria monocytogenes, a high-risk pathogen, in production equipment warrants a Severe classification despite no reported illnesses at the time of recall.

Plain-English summary

Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc is recalling Dole 12oz Garden Salad / Salade Du Jardin (UPC: 0-71430-01135-5, SKU: 2673). The recall applies to products with codes beginning with B and best-by dates between December 23, 2021 and January 8, 2022, with 578,243 cases distributed across the United States and Canada.

Harvest equipment used in harvesting raw iceberg lettuce was tested by Dole and found to contain Listeria monocytogenes.

The affected products were distributed in the United States (AL, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI) and Canada (AB, BC, NB, ON, QC, SK).

Consumers who have purchased affected products should not consume them.

The recalled product

Product
Dole 12oz Garden Salad / Salade Du Jardin UPC:0-71430-01135-5 SKU: 2673
Hazard
Affected units
578,243

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 (3)

  • Product codes beginning with B - Best by Dates of December 23
  • 2021 through January 8
  • 2022.

Distribution

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 55 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 55 products in this recall →