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SevereFDA (Food)·F-0776-2022·Announced 2022-03-02

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.

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. 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
Category
Food — Salad/Ready-to-Eat Produce
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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