Dole Garden Salad recalled due to Listeria contamination
Dole Fresh Vegetables is recalling Dole 24oz Value Size Garden Salad due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination found in harvest equipment. Best-by dates December 23, 2021 through January 8, 2022 are affected.
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, which mandates a minimum severity score of 4. Although no illnesses have been reported as of the recall date, the confirmed detection of Listeria monocytogenes warrants Severe severity.
Plain-English summary
Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc is recalling Dole 24oz Value Size Garden Salad (UPC 0-71430-01136-2, SKU 2109) with best-by dates from December 23, 2021 through January 8, 2022.
Harvest equipment used to harvest raw iceberg lettuce was found to contain Listeria monocytogenes.
The recalled product was distributed across the United States and Canada. Ohio and California combined received 578,243 cases.
Consumers who purchased this product should not consume it. The product should be discarded or returned to the retailer.
The recalled product
- Product
- Dole 24oz Value Size Garden Salad UPC:0-71430-01136-2 SKU: 2109
- Manufacturer
- Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc
- Category
- Food — Salad / Ready-to-Eat
- 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.
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