Marketside Classic Salad Recalled for Listeria in Harvest Equipment
Dole Fresh Vegetables is recalling Marketside 24oz Classic Salad due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination found in harvest equipment. The recall affects approximately 578,243 cases 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 classification per agency designation. Rule: FDA Class I recalls never fall below Score 4. No reported illnesses in the source text.
Plain-English summary
Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc is recalling Marketside 24oz Classic Salad (UPC: 6-81131-32895-1) due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Harvest equipment used in harvesting raw iceberg lettuce was found to contain the pathogen during testing.
Approximately 578,243 cases were distributed across 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 with products bearing best-by dates from December 23, 2021 through January 8, 2022 and product codes beginning with 'B' should not consume the product. Consumers should discard affected products and contact Dole Fresh Vegetables with any questions or concerns.
The recalled product
- Product
- Marketside 24oz Classic Salad UPC:6-81131-32895-1 SKU: 3193
- Manufacturer
- Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc
- Category
- Food — Ready-to-Eat 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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