Dole, Fresh Express Recall Packaged Salads

Dec. 29, 2021

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Protection is investigating 2 abstracted listeria outbreaks linked to packaged salads produced by Fresh Express and Dole, the bureau said successful a food information alert.

Consumers who person the products astatine location should propulsion them out, and businesses should not merchantability them, the CDC says.

The Fresh Express callback was initiated Dec. 20 and covers salads with merchandise codes Z324 done Z350 for each use-by dates

Recalled brands see Fresh Express, Bowl & Basket, Giant Eagle, Little Salad Bar, Marketside, O Organics, Signature Farms, Simply Nature, Weis Fresh from the Field, and Wellsley Farms Organic, the CDC said.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration website has a full database of recalled Fresh Express products provided by the company.

Routine merchandise sampling successful Michigan detected listeria successful a 9-ounce container of Fresh Express Sweet Hearts Romaine Lettuce Sweet Butter Lettuce, the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development said successful a quality release.

Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc. started its callback Dec. 22 for Dole-branded and backstage statement packaged salads processed astatine plants successful Bessemer City, N.C., and Yuma, AZ., the institution said successful a quality merchandise besides posted connected the U.S. Food and Drug Administration website.

The recalled products person batch codes opening with the missive “N” oregon “Y” successful the precocious right-hand country of the bundle and person used-by dates betwixt Nov. 30, 2021, and Jan. 8, 2022.

Some of the products are sold nether the Dole, Kroger, Little Salad Bar, Marketside, Naturally Better, Nature’s Promise, and Simply Nature labels. The FDA website has a afloat database of recalled Dole products.

Random sampling successful Georgia and Michigan detected listeria successful a Dole-branded Garden Salad from Bessemer City and a bundle of shredded iceberg lettuce from Yuma.

The Bessemer City and Yuma facilities are temporarily closed for extended cleaning, Dole said successful the quality release.

No products from Dole plants successful Springfield, OH., oregon Soledad, CA., are being recalled. Springfield products person accumulation batch codes opening with “W” and Soledad products person a “B” accumulation code.

Listeria is a bacteria that tin beryllium recovered successful dust, soil, carnal feces, and different substances.

If you devour thing carrying the bacteria, it could pb to listeria infection, 1 of the main causes of food poisoning.

Symptoms of listeria corruption tin include nausea, diarrhea, and vomiting. Listeria corruption usually doesn’t pb to superior unwellness if you’re healthy, though you whitethorn feel sick for a time oregon two.

The corruption tin beryllium peculiarly terrible for the elderly and those with weakened immune systems, and perchance life-threatening for pregnant women and their babies.