Marketside Shredded Lettuce Recalled Due to Listeria Contamination
Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc is recalling Marketside 16 oz Shredded Lettuce due to Listeria monocytogenes found in harvest equipment. Affected products have code markings beginning with W and best-by dates from December 22, 2021 through January 9, 2022.
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 is an FDA Class I recall for Listeria monocytogenes, a high-risk pathogen. Per the rubric, FDA Class I recalls cannot be scored below 4, regardless of reported illness status.
Plain-English summary
Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc is recalling Marketside 16 oz Shredded Lettuce (UPC: 6-81131-53209-9) due to Listeria monocytogenes found in harvest equipment. A total of 578,243 cases were distributed across the United States and Canada.
Affected products carry code markings beginning with W and best-by dates from December 22, 2021 through January 9, 2022. Distribution included multiple states including California and Ohio, as well as Canadian provinces including Alberta, British Columbia, New Brunswick, Ontario, Quebec, and Saskatchewan.
Listeria monocytogenes is a serious pathogen that can cause illness, particularly in vulnerable populations such as pregnant women, young children, elderly individuals, and immunocompromised persons. Consumers who have purchased affected products should not consume them and should discard or return them.
The recalled product
- Product
- Marketside 16 oz Shredded Lettuce UPC: 6-81131-53209-9 SKU: 3118
- Manufacturer
- Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc
- Category
- Food — Fresh 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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