The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-0757-2022·Announced 2022-03-02

Marketside 12oz Classic Salad Recalled for Listeria Contamination

Dole Fresh Vegetables is recalling Marketside 12oz Classic Salad due to Listeria monocytogenes found on harvest equipment used for raw iceberg lettuce. Affected products have best-by dates between December 23, 2021 and 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 an FDA Class I classification, which requires a minimum severity score of 4. While no illnesses or injuries have been reported, Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen confirmed on processing equipment used for the product.

Plain-English summary

Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc is recalling Marketside 12oz Classic Salad (UPC 6-81131-32894-4) because harvest equipment used to process raw iceberg lettuce was found to contain Listeria monocytogenes. The contamination was discovered during testing by Dole.

The affected products have product codes beginning with B and best-by dates from December 23, 2021 through January 8, 2022. The recalled products were distributed to retailers in multiple U.S. states and Canadian provinces.

Consumers should not consume the recalled product. Consumers who have the affected product should discard it or return it to the retailer. Anyone who has consumed the product and has health concerns should contact a healthcare provider.

The recalled product

Product
Marketside 12oz Classic Salad UPC:6-81131-32894-4 SKU: 3107
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 (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 →

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