Little Salad Bar Caesar Salad Kit Recalled for Listeria Contamination
Dole Fresh Vegetables is recalling Little Salad Bar Caesar Salad Kit due to Listeria monocytogenes detected in harvest equipment used for raw iceberg lettuce. Approximately 578,243 cases were distributed to 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 requires a minimum severity score of 4. Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen capable of causing serious illness. Although no illnesses have been reported in the source text, the detection of this pathogen in harvest equipment poses significant risk.
Plain-English summary
Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc is recalling Little Salad Bar 10 oz Caesar Salad Kit due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. During testing, harvest equipment used in harvesting raw iceberg lettuce was found to contain Listeria monocytogenes, a bacterium that can cause serious infection in susceptible individuals.
The affected product has UPC 4099100087000 and SKU 3214. Products with codes beginning with 'W' and best-by dates from December 22, 2021, through January 9, 2022, are included in this recall. Approximately 578,243 cases were distributed across multiple locations in the United 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) and Canada (AB, BC, NB, ON, QC, SK).
Consumers who have purchased the affected product are urged to discard it or return it to the store where purchased. Anyone who consumed the product and experiences symptoms of Listeria infection—such as fever, muscle aches, and headache—should seek medical attention.
The recalled product
- Product
- Little Salad Bar 10 oz Caesar Salad Kit UPC: 4099100 087000 SKU: 3214
- Manufacturer
- Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc
- Category
- Food — Prepared 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 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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