Dole Southwest Salad Kit recalled for Listeria contamination in harvest equipment
Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc recalled its 13 oz Southwest Salad Kit after Listeria monocytogenes was detected in harvest equipment used for the raw iceberg lettuce. The company is asking consumers not to consume the product.
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. Per the rubric, FDA Class I recalls score a minimum of 4. Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen, and no illnesses are reported in the source text.
Plain-English summary
Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc is recalling its 13 oz Southwest Salad Kit (UPC: 0-71430-01711-1, SKU: 2976) due to Listeria monocytogenes detected in harvest equipment used for raw iceberg lettuce. The company identified the contamination during equipment testing.
The recalled product includes items with product codes beginning with W and best-by dates from December 22, 2021 through January 9, 2022. At least 578,243 cases were distributed to Ohio and California, and the product was distributed to additional U.S. states and Canadian provinces.
Consumers should not consume this product. The affected product should be discarded or returned to the retailer.
The recalled product
- Product
- Dole 13 oz Southwest Salad Kit / Salade du Sud-ouest UPC: 0-71430-01711-1 SKU: 2976
- Manufacturer
- Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc
- Category
- Food — Salads / Ready-to-Eat
- 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 W - Best by Dates of December 22
- 2021 through January 9
- 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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