Dole Recalls Marketside Iceberg Salad Due to Listeria Contamination
Dole Fresh Vegetables is recalling Marketside 12 oz Classic Iceberg Salad due to Listeria monocytogenes detected in harvest equipment. Consumers should not eat the affected product and should discard or return it.
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: This recall is classified as FDA Class I, which mandates a minimum severity score of 4. Although Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen, no illnesses or injuries have been reported in the source material, which prevents elevation to the critical level.
Plain-English summary
Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc is recalling Marketside 12 oz Classic Iceberg Salad (UPC 6-81131-32894-4) after Listeria monocytogenes was detected in harvest equipment used to collect the raw iceberg lettuce.
The recalled product was distributed to multiple states across the United States and provinces in Canada, totaling 578,243 cases. Affected packages have product codes beginning with W and best-by dates from December 22, 2021, through January 9, 2022. The product may still be in consumers' homes or refrigerators.
Consumers should not eat this product and should discard or return it to the store where it was purchased. If you have consumed this product and have health concerns, contact a healthcare provider.
The recalled product
- Product
- Marketside 12 oz Classic Iceberg Salad UPC: 6-81131-32894-4 SKU: 3107
- 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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