Dole Peppercorn Ranch Chopped Kit Recalled Due to Listeria in Harvest Equipment
Dole Fresh Vegetables recalls 9.1 oz Peppercorn Ranch Chopped Kits due to Listeria monocytogenes found in harvest equipment. The affected products were distributed across Canada and the United States.
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. The agency's Class I classification requires a minimum severity score of 4. The confirmed presence of Listeria monocytogenes in equipment used to process a ready-to-eat food product meets the criteria for Severe designation.
Plain-English summary
Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc is recalling its 9.1 oz Peppercorn Ranch Chopped Kit after Listeria monocytogenes was detected in harvest equipment used to process raw iceberg lettuce for this product.
Affected products are identified by UPC 0-71430-00093-9 (SKU 728) with product codes beginning with W and best by dates from December 22, 2021 through January 9, 2022. A total of 578,243 cases were distributed across Canada (Alberta, British Columbia, New Brunswick, Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan) and the United States (Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nebraska, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin).
Listeria monocytogenes is a pathogenic bacterium. The detection of this pathogen in harvest equipment used for the salad kit's production was the basis for the recall.
The recalled product
- Product
- Dole 9.1 oz Peppercorn Ranch Chopped Kit UPC: 0-71430-00093-9 SKU: 728
- Manufacturer
- Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc
- 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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