Dole Asian Island Crunch salad recalled for Listeria monocytogenes
Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc is recalling Dole 13 oz Asian Island Crunch salad due to Listeria monocytogenes detected in harvest equipment. Products were distributed across multiple US states and Canadian provinces.
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 mandates a minimum severity score of 4. Although no illnesses or deaths have been reported, Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen capable of causing serious infection.
Plain-English summary
Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc is recalling Dole 13 oz Asian Island Crunch salad (UPC 0-71430-01721-0, SKU 930) due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The affected products are identified by product codes beginning with W, with best-by dates ranging from December 22, 2021 through January 9, 2022.
Dole's testing of harvest equipment used to harvest raw iceberg lettuce detected Listeria monocytogenes, a pathogen capable of causing serious illness. The company initiated the recall in response to this finding.
Approximately 578,243 cases were distributed to Ohio and California, and the product was also shipped to Canada (Alberta, British Columbia, New Brunswick, Ontario, Quebec, and Saskatchewan) as well as to other US states including Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nebraska, Nevada, New York, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin.
Consumers who have purchased the recalled product should not consume it. Those with questions or health concerns related to consumption should contact a healthcare provider.
The recalled product
- Product
- Dole 13 oz Asian Island Crunch / Croustillante Des Iles Asiatiques UPC: 0-71430-01721-0 SKU: 930
- Manufacturer
- Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc
- Category
- Food — Salad Mix
- 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 W - Best by Dates of December 22
- 2021 through January 9
- 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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