Dole Very Veggie salad recalled for Listeria contamination in harvest equipment
Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc is recalling 10 oz Very Veggie salad mix due to Listeria monocytogenes found in harvest equipment. The affected product codes begin with W with best-by dates December 22, 2021–January 9, 2022.
What this means for you
Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. 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. Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen, although no illnesses or deaths have been reported in the source text.
Plain-English summary
Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc is recalling its 10 oz Very Veggie / Ranache de Legumes salad mix due to potential contamination. Testing revealed that harvest equipment used to process raw iceberg lettuce (an ingredient in this product) contains Listeria monocytogenes.
The recalled product is identified by codes beginning with W and best-by dates ranging from December 22, 2021 through January 9, 2022. Approximately 578,243 cases were distributed to Canada (Alberta, British Columbia, New Brunswick, Ontario, Quebec, and Saskatchewan) and across the United States.
Consumers should not consume the recalled product. Items with the affected codes and dates should be discarded or returned to the retailer. Anyone with questions should contact Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc.
The recalled product
- Product
- Dole 10 oz Very Veggie / Ranache de Legumes UPC: 0-71430-01008-2 SKU: 2684
- Manufacturer
- Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc
- Category
- Food — Produce / Salad Mix
- Hazard
- listeria
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
Distributed in 37 states:
- AL
- AZ
- CA
- CO
- CT
- FL
- GA
- HI
- IA
- ID
- IL
- IN
- KS
- KY
- LA
- MA
- MD
- MI
- MN
- MO
- MS
- NC
- ND
- NE
- NV
- NY
- OH
- OK
- OR
- PA
- SC
- TN
- TX
- UT
- VA
- WA
- WI
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