Kroger American Blend Lettuce Recalled for Listeria Contamination Risk
Dole Fresh Vegetables recalls Kroger American Blend lettuce due to Listeria found on harvest equipment. Affected products distributed across the US and Canada have best-by dates from December 22, 2021 to 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: The FDA classified this as a Class I recall, which mandates a minimum severity score of 4. Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen. Although no illnesses have been reported, the confirmed presence of Listeria on harvest equipment poses a serious health risk to consumers.
Plain-English summary
Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc is recalling Kroger-branded 12 oz American Blend lettuce (UPC 0-11110-91041-7). The recall was initiated after harvest equipment used to produce this product was found to contain Listeria monocytogenes during testing.
Approximately 578,243 cases were distributed across the United States and Canada. Affected products are identified by codes beginning with 'W' and best-by dates from December 22, 2021 through January 9, 2022.
Consumers should not consume this product. Affected items should be discarded or returned to the retailer. Anyone who consumed this product and experienced illness should contact their healthcare provider.
The recalled product
- Product
- Kroger 12 oz American Blend UPC: 0-11110-91041-7 SKU: 3003
- Manufacturer
- Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc
- Category
- Food — Vegetables
- 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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