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.
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 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
- 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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