President's Choice Southwest Salad Kit recalled for Listeria contamination
Dole Fresh Vegetables is recalling President's Choice Southwest Salad Kit due to Listeria monocytogenes on harvest equipment. The 578,243 cases distributed across the United States and Canada 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: This is an FDA Class I recall involving Listeria monocytogenes contamination in a widely distributed ready-to-eat food product. FDA Class I recalls must be scored no lower than Severe. Although no illnesses have been reported, Listeria is a high-risk pathogen capable of causing serious illness.
Plain-English summary
President's Choice 13oz Southwest Salad Kit is being recalled by Dole Fresh Vegetables due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The bacteria was detected on harvest equipment used to process raw iceberg lettuce contained in the salad kit.
A total of 578,243 cases were distributed to locations across the United States and Canada. Products with codes beginning with 'B' and best-by dates between December 23, 2021, and January 8, 2022, are affected.
Listeria monocytogenes is a serious foodborne pathogen. No illnesses have been reported in connection with this recall to date.
Consumers who have purchased affected products should not consume them. Products should be discarded or returned to the retailer.
The recalled product
- Product
- President's Choice 13oz Southwest Salad Kit / Le Choix du President Sud-Ouest UPC:0-60383-02319-5 SKU: 3282
- 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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