Salads recalled, potential for Listeria monocytogenes

Dole Fresh Vegetables Announces Voluntary Recall for Salads Processed at Its Bessemer City, NC and Yuma, AZ Facilities Due to Possible Health Risk from Listeria monocytogenes

Company Announcement Date: December 22, 2021

FDA Publish Date: December 22, 2021

Product Type: Food & Beverages, Produce, Foodborne Illness

Reason for Announcement: Potential for Listeria monocytogenes

Company Name: Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc.

Brand Name: Dole, Ahold, Kroger, Lidl, and Others

Product Description: Salads

Company Announcement

Dole Fresh Vegetables Announces a Voluntary Precautionary Recall of all Dole-branded and private label packaged salads processed at its Bessemer City, NC and Yuma, AZ processing facilities due to a possible health risk from Listeria monocytogenes.

Dole Fresh Vegetables, Inc.,is voluntarily recalling from the market all Dole-branded and private label packaged salads processed at its Bessemer City, NC and its Yuma, AZ production facilities due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes and is also temporarily suspending operations at both facilities to conduct an extensive cleaning and sanitation protocol. Products subject to the voluntary recall are identified by a product lot code beginning with the either the letter "N" or "Y" in the upper right-hand corner of the package (see examples below) and will have a "Best if Used By" date between November 30, 2021, and January 8, 2022. Consumers who still have any of these products in their refrigerators are urged not to consume the product and to discard it immediately.

This suspension of operations and recall are being performed voluntarily by Dole out of an abundance of caution, in collaboration with the Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The decision to suspend operations and recall all products from these facilities was made after analyzing the strain of Listeria monocytogenes isolated in a single package of Dole-branded Garden Salad produced in the Bessemer City facility and a single package of shredded iceberg lettuce produced in the Yuma, AZ facility. Both of those items were randomly sampled by the state of Georgia and the state of Michigan, respectively, and were a genetic match with a strain of Listeria monocytogenes which FDA and CDC believe is responsible for sixteen illnesses since 2014.

Listing of products subject to each of these recalls is set forth below.

Listeria monocytogenes is an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.

Recalled salad items from the Bessemer City facility were distributed in the states of AL, CT, FL, GA, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MS, NC, NY, OH, PA, SC, TN, and VA. Recalled salad items from the Yuma facility were distributed in the states of AL, AZ, CT, FL, IA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MI, MN, MS, NC, ND, NY, OH, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, and WI.

No products produced from Dole facilities in Springfield, OH (production/lot codes beginning with "W") or Soledad, CA (production/lot codes beginning with "B") are included in these voluntary recalls. In addition, no other Dole products, including "ready-to-eat" salad products, fresh fruit, and field-packed fresh vegetables, are part of these voluntary recalls and are safe to consume.

Dole retailers have been advised to check store shelves and warehouse inventories to confirm that no recalled product is available for purchase by consumers.

Retailer and consumer questions about the voluntary recalls should be directed to the Dole Consumer Response Center at 800-356-3111, Monday--Friday, 8:00am to 3:00pm Pacific Time.

Dole Fresh Vegetables is coordinating closely with regulatory officials.

LISTING OF PRODUCTS SUBJECT TO BESSEMER CITY RECALL

Production Description Product UPC

Ahold 10oz Chopped Romaine 688267011085

Ahold 12oz American Blend 688267011535

Ahold 12oz Garden Salad Mix 688267184437

Ahold 32oz Garden Salad 688267011610

Ahold 5oz 50/50 Spinach & Spring Mix 688267176524

Ahold 5oz Arugula 688267011559

Ahold 5oz Spring Mix 688267011191

Ahold 6oz Baby Spinach Bag 688267010965

Ahold 7oz Butter Blend 688267011436

Ahold 8oz Italian House Blend 688267011627

Dole 10.2oz Chopped Bacon Caesar 071430000892

Dole 10.6oz Chopped Greek 071430000885

Dole 10.7oz Chopped Fiesta Lime Kit 071430000991

Dole 10.8oz Chop Caesar Kit 071430000847

Dole 10oz 50/50 Spinach & Spring Mix Blend Clamshell 071430010983

Dole 10oz Angel Hair Coleslaw 071430009741

Dole 10oz Baby Spinach Clamshell 071430000168

Dole 10oz Caesar Kit 071430008065

Dole 10oz Light Caesar Kit US 071430009253

Dole 10oz Shredded Carrot 071430000281

Dole 10oz Spring Mix Clamshell 071430000137

Dole 10oz Very Veggie 071430010082

Dole 11.3oz Chop Avocado Ranch Kit 01430000915

Dole 11.3oz Chop Avocado Ranch Kit 071430000915

Dole 11.3oz Ultimate Caesar Kit 071430017029

Dole 11.5 oz Creamy Coleslaw Kit 071430017173

Dole 11oz Greener Selection 071430009659

Dole 12.1oz Buffalo Ranch Chopped Kit 071430000946

Dole 12.2oz Chopped Applewood Bacon Kit 071430001011

Dole 12.2oz Chopped Sunflower Crunch Kit 071430000342

Dole 12.9oz Bacon & Bleu Chopped Kit071430000304

Dole 12.9oz Chipotle and Cheddar Chopped Kit071430000311

Dole 12oz American Blend071430009338

Dole 12oz Garden Salad071430011355

Dole 12oz Premium Sweet Kale Kit071430000809

Dole 13 oz BBQ Ranch Chopped Kit071430000298

Dole 13.25oz Country Ranch071430017302

Dole 13.6oz Sesame Asian Chopped Kit071430000359

Dole 13.6oz Sunflower Crunch Chopped Kit071430000342

Dole 13oz Endless Summer Kit071430010730

Dole 13oz Southwest Kit071430017012

Dole 14oz Coleslaw071430010662

Dole 14oz Southern Slaw071430010365

Dole 15.5oz Family Ultimate Caesar071430000830

Dole 15oz Family Classic Romaine071430010372

Dole 24oz Garden Salad071430011362

Dole 2lb Chopped Romaine071430009512

Dole 5.5oz Baby Spinach071430009642

Dole 5oz 50/50 Spinach & Spring Mix Blend071430010976

Dole 5oz Arugula071430010723

Dole 5oz Organic Spring Mix Clamshell071430846254

Dole 5oz Spring Mix071430009437

Dole 6 oz Butter Bliss071430010709

Dole 6.9oz Blueberry Bliss Salad Kit071430010495

Dole 7oz Field Greens071430009611

Dole 8.3oz Spinach Miso Crunch Kit071430010532

Dole 8oz Shredded Lettuce071430010655

Dole 8oz Spinach071430009765

Dole 9.0oz Premium Romaine071430009109

Dole 9.1oz Peppercorn Ranch Chopped Kit071430000939

Dole 9.8oz Chopped Teriyaki Pineapple Kit071430001004

Dole 9oz Classic Romaine071430010693

Dole 9oz Hearts of Romaine071430009567

Kroger 10oz Hearts of Romaine011110910448

Kroger 10oz Baby Spinach Clamshell011110910509

Kroger 10oz Italian Blend011110910455

Kroger 10oz Leafy Romaine011110910462

Kroger 10oz Premium Romaine Blend011110910387

Kroger 10oz Spring Mix Clamshell011110910523

Kroger 10oz Tender Spinach (Teen)011110916495

Kroger 12oz Garden Salad011110910363

Kroger 12oz Veggie Blend011110910486

Kroger 16oz Organic Spring Mix Clamshell111110911308

Kroger 1lb Organic Baby Spinach Clamshell111110911513

Kroger 24oz Garden Salad011110910370

Kroger 4.5oz Shredded Green Leaf011110061065

Kroger 5.5oz 50/50 Mix Clamshell011110910530

Kroger 5oz Chopped Kale011110221490

Kroger 5oz Organic Baby Arugula Clamshell111110911506

Kroger 5oz Organic Baby Kale Clamshell111110917270

Kroger 5oz Organic Baby Romaine Blend Clamshell111110911278

Kroger 5oz Organic Baby Spinach Clamshell111110911285

Kroger 5oz Organic Power Greens Clamshell111110917331

Kroger 5oz Organic Spring Mix Clamshell111110911315

Kroger 5oz Spring Mix Clamshell011110910516

Kroger 6oz Baby Spinach Clamshell011110910493

Kroger 8oz Field Greens011110910424

Kroger 8oz Shredded Romaine011110221483

Lidl 10oz Caesar Kit20737740

Lidl 11oz 50/50Baby Spinach/Spring Mix Blend Clamshell4056489503576

Lidl 11oz Baby Spinach Clamshell4056489503552

Lidl 11oz Spring Mix Clamshell4056489503569

Lidl 12oz American4056489210511

Lidl 12oz Garden Salad20737726

Lidl 12oz Sesame Asian Chopped Kit4056489210450

Lidl 14oz Coleslaw4056489151265

Lidl 16oz Baby Spinach Clamshell4056489210542

Lidl 5oz Baby Arugula4056489210535

Lidl 5oz Spring Mix20737702

Lidl 6oz Baby Spinach20737696

Lidl 8oz Shred Lettuce4056489151272

Lidl 8oz Teen Spinach20269845

Lidl 9oz Italian Blend20737733

Little Salad Bar 10.65oz Caesar Kit4099100263923

Little Salad Bar 10oz Caesar Kit4099100087000

Little Salad Bar 11.5oz Chopped Avocado Ranch Kit4099100219555

Little Salad Bar 12oz Chop Sunflower Crunch Kit4099100087925

Little Salad Bar 12oz Chopped Asian Kit4099100086973

Little Salad Bar 12oz Chopped Southwest Kit4099100087031

Little Salad Bar 12oz Chopped Sweet Kale Kit4099100083552

Little Salad Bar 12oz Garden Salad4099100082982

Little Salad Bar 14oz Coleslaw4099100154887

Little Salad Bar 5oz Spring Mix4099100083507

Little Salad Bar 6oz Butter Lettuce4099100083064

Little Salad Bar 8oz Shredded Lettuce4099100087963

Little Salad Bar 8oz Spinach4099100083453

Little Salad Bar 9oz Italian Blend4099100083194

Marketside 10oz Angel Hair Coleslaw681131387491

Marketside 10oz Leafy Romaine Salad681131027816

Marketside 10oz Premium Hearts of Romaine Salad681131027830

Marketside 10oz Spinach681131329460

Marketside 11.3oz Chopped Caesar Kit681131148320

Marketside 11oz 50-50 Spinach & Spring Mix Blend Clamshell681131355018

Marketside 11oz Baby Spinach Clamshell681131090254

Marketside 11oz Spring Mix w/ Greenleaf Clamshell681131355001

Marketside 12.3oz Chopped Avocado Ranch Kit681131305136

Marketside 12oz Classic Iceberg681131328944

Marketside 12oz Crisp Greens681131355032

Marketside 13.4oz Chopped Southwest Kit681131305129

Marketside 13.7oz Asian Chopped Kit681131305150

Marketside 13.8oz Cherry Almond Gorgonzola Chop Kit681131305167

Marketside 13.8oz Sunflower Bacon Kit681131305143

Marketside 14.6oz Bacon Caesar Kit681131387354

Marketside 15oz Caesar Kit681131387446

Marketside 16oz Organic 50-50 Spinach & Spring Mix Clamshell681131354783

Marketside 16oz Organic Baby Spinach Clamshell681131085731

Marketside 16oz Organic Spring Mix Clamshell681131354769

Marketside 16oz Shredded Iceberg681131532099

Marketside 16oz Tri-Color Coleslaw681131387484

Marketside 18oz Premium Romaine Salad681131388078

Marketside 22.2oz Family Sunflower Bacon Chopped Kit681131377348

Marketside 23.5oz Family Caesar Kit681131387460

Marketside 24oz Classic Iceberg Salad681131328951

Marketside 5.5oz Organic 50-50 Spinach & Spring Mix Clamshell681131354790

Marketside 5oz Organic Arugula Clamshell681131221733

Marketside 5oz Organic Baby Spinach & Baby Kale Clamshell681131221290

Marketside 5oz Organic Baby Spinach Clamshell681131328982

Marketside 5oz Organic Spinach Arugula Blend Clamshell681131532082

Marketside 5oz Organic Spring Mix Clamshell681131354776

Marketside 5oz Spring Mix681131354998

Marketside 6 oz Butter Blend Salad681131027861

Marketside 6oz Baby Greens681131355025

Marketside 6oz Baby Spinach681131027908

Marketside 8oz Bacon Ranch Crunch Kit681131305440

Marketside 8oz Shredded Iceberg681131328968

Marketside 9.5oz Kale Pecan Cranberry Chopped Kit681131221320

Marketside 9oz Chopped Romaine Mix681131221412

Marketside 9oz Premium Romaine Salad681131387538

Naturally Better 16oz Organic 50-50 Spinach & Spring Mix Clamshell607880203431

Naturally Better 16oz Organic Baby Spinach Clamshell607880203417

Naturally Better 16oz Organic Spring Mix Clamshell607880203424

Naturally Better 5oz Organic 50-50 Spinach &Spring Mix Clamshell607880203363

Naturally Better 5oz Organic Arugula Clamshell607880203394

Naturally Better 5oz Organic Baby Romaine Clamshell607880203400

Naturally Better 5oz Organic Baby Spinach Clamshell607880203370

Naturally Better 5oz Organic Spring Mix Clamshell607880203387

Natures Promise 10oz Organic Baby SpinachClamshell688267548864

Natures Promise 10oz Organic Spring Mix Clamshell688267548871

Natures Promise 5oz Organic 50-50 Spinach & Spring Mix Clamshell688267154560

Nature's Promise 5oz Organic Baby Arugula Clamshell688267154478

Nature's Promise 5oz Organic Baby Kale Clamshell688267154492

Nature's Promise 5oz Organic Baby Romaine Clamshell688267154485

Natures Promise 5oz Organic Baby Spring Mix Clamshell688267154546

Simply Nature 16oz Organic Spring Mix Clamshell4099100088632

Simply Nature 5oz Organic Baby Spinach and Arugula Clamshell4099100087994

Simply Nature 5oz Organic Baby Spinach Clamshell4099100088564

Simply Nature 5oz Organic Mixed Greens Clamshell4099100088069

Dole 8 oz Shredded LettuceUPC 0-71430-01065-5

Marketside 8 oz Shredded LettuceUPC 6-81131-32896-8

Kroger 8oz Shredded LettuceUPC 0-11110-91613-6

Company Contact Information

Consumers:

Dole Consumer Response Center

800-356-3111

Media:

Bil Goldfield

818-874-4647