Little Salad Bar Caesar Kit Recalled for Listeria in Harvest Equipment
Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc is recalling Little Salad Bar 10.65 oz. Chopped Caesar Kit (UPC: 4099100263923) because Listeria monocytogenes was found on harvest equipment. The product was distributed across 578,243 cases in the US and Canada.
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 recall involving Listeria monocytogenes, a high-risk pathogen, meets the severe threshold. Class I recalls are reserved for products with potential for serious adverse health consequences.
Plain-English summary
Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc is recalling Little Salad Bar 10.65 oz. Chopped Caesar Kit (UPC: 4099100263923, SKU: 3411) due to the presence of Listeria monocytogenes found on harvest equipment used in harvesting raw iceberg lettuce.
Affected product includes all units with product codes beginning with "W" and best-by dates from December 22, 2021 through January 9, 2022. Approximately 578,243 cases were distributed to retailers across the United States and multiple Canadian provinces.
Listeria monocytogenes can cause serious illness, particularly in pregnant women, children, and people with weakened immune systems. Consumers who have purchased this product should not eat it and should discard it or return it to their place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Little Salad Bar 10.65 oz. Chopped Caesar Kit UPC: 4099100263923 SKU: 3411
- 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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