Marketside Crisp Greens Recalled Due to Listeria in Harvest Equipment
Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc. recalled Marketside 12oz Crisp Greens due to Listeria monocytogenes found in harvest equipment. Over 578,000 cases were distributed across the U.S. and Canada.
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: FDA Class I recalls have a minimum severity score of 4. Although no illnesses or injuries have been reported, Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen capable of causing serious illness.
Plain-English summary
Marketside 12oz Crisp Greens (UPC: 6-81131-35503-2, SKU: 3265) are being recalled by Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc. due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
During testing, Dole found that harvest equipment used to process raw iceberg lettuce contained Listeria monocytogenes, a potentially harmful bacterium.
Approximately 578,243 cases with best-by dates from December 23, 2021 through January 8, 2022 (product codes beginning with "B") were distributed to Canada (Alberta, British Columbia, New Brunswick, Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan) and the United States (Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nebraska, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin).
Consumers who purchased this product should not consume it and should dispose of it. Those with questions may contact their local health authorities.
The recalled product
- Product
- Marketside 12oz Crisp Greens UPC: 6-81131-35503-2 SKU: 3265
- Manufacturer
- Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc
- Category
- Food — Produce
- 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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