Dole Baby Spinach Recalled Due to Positive Salmonella Test
Dole Fresh Vegetables is recalling specific lots of Dole Baby Spinach after a Michigan state test detected Salmonella.
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 5/5 (Critical).
Highest-severity recall. The hazard can cause serious injury or death. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.
Our severity reasoning: The source text identifies the agency classification as FDA Class I, which mandates a Critical severity score according to the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Dole Fresh Vegetables, Inc. is recalling specific lots of Dole Baby Spinach. The recall involves 6 oz. plastic bags and 10 oz. clamshells with an Enjoy by date of 8-5-2019. The Michigan Department of Agriculture sampled and tested the spinach and received a positive result for Salmonella.
The affected products were distributed in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Tennessee, Wisconsin, and Virginia. The 6 oz. bags have codes W20308A and W20308B, and the 10 oz. clamshells have code W203010. A total of 14,790 bags and 1,518 clamshells are involved in this recall.
Consumers with these products should check the packaging for the specific codes and dates listed above. If the product matches the description, consumers should stop using it and dispose of it or return it to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Dole Baby Spinach: 6 oz. (170 g) plastic bag, UPC 0-71430-00964-2, SKU 320; 10 oz. (283 g) clamshell, UPC 0-71430-00016-8, SKU 2337 Distributed by: Dole Fresh Vegetables, Inc., Monterey, CA 93940.
- Manufacturer
- Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc
- Category
- Food — Fresh Produce
- Hazard
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)
- BAG CODE: W20308A and W20308B - 6 oz. bag
- BAG CODE: W203010 - 10 oz. clamshell
- Both with Enjoy by dates of 8-5-2019 Product of the USA
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