Little Salad Bar Garden Salad recalled for Listeria in harvest equipment
Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc is recalling Little Salad Bar 12 oz Garden Salad because harvest equipment used in production tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes. Approximately 578,243 cases were distributed to Ohio and California, with broader distribution across multiple U.S. states and Canadian provinces.
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 involving Listeria monocytogenes, a high-risk bacterial pathogen. FDA Class I recalls establish a minimum severity level of 4 according to the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc is recalling Little Salad Bar 12 oz Garden Salad (UPC: 4099100082982, SKU: 3210) due to the discovery of Listeria monocytogenes in harvest equipment used during production. A combined total of 578,243 cases distributed to Ohio and California are affected by this recall.
The recalled product was distributed across the United States in the following states: Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, 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, and Wisconsin. In Canada, distribution included Alberta, British Columbia, New Brunswick, Ontario, Quebec, and Saskatchewan.
Consumers should look for products bearing a 'W' product code and best-by dates from December 22, 2021 through January 9, 2022 to identify affected items.
The recalled product
- Product
- Little Salad Bar 12 oz Garden Salad UPC: 4099100082982 SKU: 3210
- Manufacturer
- Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc
- Category
- Food — Produce
- 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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