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SevereFDA (Food)·F-0760-2022·Announced 2022-03-02

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.

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: 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
  • 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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