The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Food)·F-0761-2022·Announced 2022-03-02

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.

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 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
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.

See all 55 products in this recall →