The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-0791-2022·Announced 2022-03-02

Marketside 24 oz Classic Iceberg Salad Recalled for Listeria Contamination

Dole Fresh Vegetables is recalling Marketside 24 oz Classic Iceberg Salad due to Listeria monocytogenes found on harvest equipment used to prepare the product. Distribution included all US states and parts of 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 designation with Listeria monocytogenes contamination on harvest equipment. Per rubric, FDA Class I recalls require a minimum severity score of 4.

Plain-English summary

Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc is recalling Marketside 24 oz Classic Iceberg Salad (UPC: 6-81131-32895-1) because harvest equipment used in harvesting the raw iceberg lettuce was found to contain Listeria monocytogenes during testing by Dole.

The affected products carry codes beginning with the letter W and have best-by dates from December 22, 2021 through January 9, 2022. Approximately 578,243 cases were distributed throughout the United States and Canada.

Consumers who have this product should discard it.

The recalled product

Product
Marketside 24 oz Classic Iceberg Salad UPC: 6-81131-32895-1 SKU: 3193
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.

See all 55 products in this recall →

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