Marketside Shredded Lettuce recalled due to Listeria in harvest equipment
Dole is recalling Marketside 8oz Shredded Lettuce due to Listeria monocytogenes found in harvest equipment. The recall affects 578,243 cases distributed across Canada and the United States.
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 requires a minimum severity of 4 per the rubric. Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen directly detected in harvest equipment. No illnesses have been reported to date.
Plain-English summary
Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc is recalling Marketside 8oz Shredded Lettuce (UPC: 6-81131-32896-8, SKU: 3129). Testing found that harvest equipment used in harvesting the raw iceberg lettuce contains Listeria monocytogenes.
The affected product codes begin with B and have best-by dates from December 23, 2021 through January 8, 2022. A total of 578,243 cases were distributed across the United 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) and Canadian provinces (AB, BC, NB, ON, QC, SK).
Consumers should not consume this product.
The recalled product
- Product
- Marketside 8oz Shredded Lettuce UPC: 6-81131-32896-8 SKU: 3129
- Manufacturer
- Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc
- Category
- Food — Fresh 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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