Marketside Shredded Lettuce Recalled for Listeria Contamination
Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc is recalling Marketside 1lb Shredded Lettuce due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination found on harvest equipment. The affected products have codes beginning with "B" and best-by dates from December 23, 2021 through 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 is classified as FDA Class I by the agency, which requires a minimum severity score of 4 under the recall severity rubric. Although no illnesses or deaths have been reported, the contamination involves Listeria monocytogenes, a high-risk pathogen.
Plain-English summary
Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc is recalling Marketside 1lb Shredded Lettuce (UPC: 6-81131-53209-9) due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.
The contamination was discovered when harvest equipment used in harvesting raw iceberg lettuce was tested by Dole and found to contain Listeria monocytogenes. The affected products have codes beginning with "B" and best-by dates from December 23, 2021 through January 8, 2022.
The recalled products were distributed widely across the United States and Canada, with a combined total of 578,243 cases distributed. Consumers in possession of the affected products should not consume them. Those with questions should contact Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc or their local health authorities.
The recalled product
- Product
- Marketside 1lb Shredded Lettuce UPC: 6-81131-53209-9 SKU: 3118
- Manufacturer
- Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc
- Category
- Food — Fresh Produce
- 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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