Dole Garden Salad Recalled for Listeria Contamination on Harvest Equipment
Dole recalled 3-pound garden salads after harvest equipment tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes. Affected product codes begin with B, with best-by dates December 23, 2021–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: This recall carries FDA Class I classification, requiring a minimum severity score of 4. The contamination involves Listeria monocytogenes, a high-risk pathogen, but no illnesses or injuries have been reported.
Plain-English summary
Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc is recalling 3-pound garden salads containing raw iceberg lettuce. The recall was initiated after harvest equipment used to process the lettuce tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes, a harmful bacterium.
The affected products have product codes beginning with B and best-by dates from December 23, 2021 through January 8, 2022. A total of 578,243 cases were distributed across 37 U.S. states and six Canadian provinces (Alberta, British Columbia, New Brunswick, Ontario, Quebec, and Saskatchewan).
Consumers who purchased the recalled product should not consume it. The product should be discarded or returned to the point of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Dole 3lb Garden Salad UPC:0-71430-01138-6 SKU: 2163
- Manufacturer
- Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc
- Category
- Food — Produce / Bagged Salad
- Hazard
- listeria
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
Distributed in 37 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
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