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.
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: 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
- 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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