Dole Baby Spinach Recalled Due to Green Walnut Contamination
Dole Fresh Vegetables is recalling 6 oz bags of Baby Spinach because green walnuts were found on the processing line. The product was distributed in Arizona, New Mexico, and Nevada.
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: The agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a minimum severity score of 4 per the rubric. Additionally, the presence of hard foreign objects like walnuts in leafy greens poses a significant risk of injury.
Plain-English summary
Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc is recalling 150 cartons of Dole Baby Spinach (6 oz bags) because green walnuts from a tree dropped into the spinach during harvesting. The walnuts were discovered on the Dole spinach processing line.
The affected product is identified by the UPC 071430009642 and specific bag codes B2311020 through B2311025, all with an expiration date of September 4, 2014. The recall involves 150 cartons, with each carton containing six 6 oz bags.
The product was distributed to one distribution center in Arizona and retail stores in Arizona, New Mexico, and Nevada. Consumers who have purchased this product should check their refrigerators for the specific bag codes and expiration date listed above and dispose of the product or return it to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Dole Baby Spinach: Thoroughly Washed, Preservative Free, All natural Net W.t6 oz. bag; SKU 323 Perishable, keep refrigerated. UPC 071430009642; Dole Fresh Vegetables Monterey, CA 93940
- Manufacturer
- Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc
- Category
- Food — Fresh Produce
- Hazard
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 2 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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