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SevereFDA (Food)·F-0786-2022·Announced 2022-03-02

Dole Little Salad Bar Shredded Lettuce Recalled for Listeria monocytogenes

Dole Fresh Vegetables is recalling Little Salad Bar 8 oz Shredded Lettuce because harvest equipment was found to contain Listeria monocytogenes. Affected products have best-by dates from December 22, 2021 through January 9, 2022.

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 recall is classified as FDA Class I, which establishes a minimum severity rating of 4. The contamination involves Listeria monocytogenes, a high-risk pathogen confirmed in harvest equipment. Although no reported illnesses or deaths are mentioned in the source text, the confirmed presence of this pathogen warrants a Severe rating.

Plain-English summary

Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc is recalling Little Salad Bar 8 oz Shredded Lettuce due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. Listeria monocytogenes is a bacterium that can cause serious illness, particularly in vulnerable populations such as pregnant women, young children, elderly individuals, and people with weakened immune systems.

The contamination was discovered when harvest equipment used in harvesting raw iceberg lettuce was tested and found to contain Listeria monocytogenes. The recalled product has package codes beginning with W and best-by dates from December 22, 2021 through January 9, 2022. A total of 578,243 cases were distributed.

The product was distributed across the United States and Canada. Consumers who have purchased this product should not consume it and should discard it.

The recalled product

Product
Little Salad Bar 8 oz Shredded Lettuce UPC: 4099100087963 SKU: 3404
Manufacturer
Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc
Category
Food — Produce / Ready-to-Eat Salad
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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