The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Food)·F-0763-2022·Announced 2022-03-02

President's Choice Garden Salad Recalled for Listeria Risk

Dole Fresh Vegetables is recalling President's Choice 12oz Garden Salad due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination detected in harvest equipment. Affected products have 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: FDA Class I classification. Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen; the agency classification as Class I mandates a minimum severity of 4 per the rubric, despite no reported illnesses in the source text.

Plain-English summary

President's Choice 12oz Garden Salad is being recalled due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The contamination was detected in harvest equipment used to harvest the raw iceberg lettuce in the product.

The recalled product consists of packages with product codes beginning with 'B' and best-by dates ranging from December 23, 2021 through January 8, 2022. A total of 578,243 cases were distributed across multiple U.S. 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 who have purchased this product should not consume it and should discard it or return it to the retailer. Listeria monocytogenes is a serious public health concern that can cause severe infection, particularly in pregnant women, young children, the elderly, and immunocompromised individuals.

The recalled product

Product
President's Choice 12oz Garden Salad / Le Choix du President Salade Jardiniere UPC:0-60383-22268-0 SKU: 3234
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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