Recall Check: Dole Recalls More Than 100 Salad Products Across 23 States Due to Possible Listeria Contamination

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Dole Listeria Contamination Overview:

• Who: Dole has recalled more than 100 salad products that were distributed across 23 states.
• What: The recall is being held after Listeria monocytogenes were found in two of the salads.
• Where: The products were sent to Alabama, Arizona, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, North Carolina, North Dakota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin.

Dole Fresh Vegetables has recalled all of its Dole-branded and private label salads processed at two of its facilities and distributed across 23 states due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

The more than 100 salad products were processed at Dole’s Bessemer City, North Carolina, and Yuma, Arizona, processing facilities, which have both temporarily suspended operations to conduct an extensive cleaning and sanitation protocol, the company says in a recall notice.

The decision to hold the recall and suspend operations was made after strains of listeria that have made 16 people sick since 2014 were found in two salad products — one from the Bessemer City facility and one from the Yuma facility. According to the recall notice, the Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention believe the salads are linked to the illnesses.

The brand names included in the recall are Ahold, Dole, Kroger, Lidl, Little Salad Bar, Marketside, Naturally Better, Nature’s Promise and Simply Nature.

Products Were Distributed Across The United States

Here are some of the products that have been recalled, along with their UPC code. You can see the full list here.

• Dole 10.2 oz. Chopped Bacon Caesar, UPC 071430000892
• Dole 10.8 oz. Chop Caesar Kit, UPC 071430000847
• Dole 12 oz. Garden Salad, UPC 071430011355
• Dole 2 lb. Chopped Romaine, UPC 071430009512
• Dole 5.5 oz. Baby Spinach, UPC 071430009642
• Dole 5 oz. 50/50 Spinach & Spring Mix Blend, UPC 071430010976
• Dole 5 oz. Spring Mix, UPC 071430009437
• Dole 13 oz. Southwest Kit, UPC 071430017012
• Dole 11.3 oz. Chop Avocado Ranch Kit, UPC 071430000915
• Dole 8 oz. Shredded Lettuce, UPC 071430010655

The recalled salads all have a product lot code beginning with the letter “N” or “Y” in the upper right-hand corner of the package and will have a “Best if Used By” date between Nov. 30, 2021, and Jan. 8, 2022.

The products were sent to Alabama, Arizona, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, North Carolina, North Dakota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin.

Dole is urging consumers who have any of the products in their refrigerators not to consume them and to discard the products immediately. It says retailers have been advised to check store shelves and warehouse inventories to confirm that no recalled product is available for purchase.

Dole says none of its products produced in Springfield, Ohio, or Soledad, California, are affected by the voluntary recalls, and no other Dole products, including “ready-to-eat” salad products, fresh fruit and field-packed fresh vegetables, are part of the recalls.

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, the company says in the recall notice.

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.

Just two weeks ago, Fresh Express had to recall certain varieties of its salad products over possible contamination of Listeria monocytogenes. The recall affects both Fresh Express branded and private label products originating from its facility in Streamwood, Illinois. 

Let us know in the comments section if you have any of the recalled products in your fridge!

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