RECALL ALERT: Dole salads pulled due to Listeria concerns

MONTEREY, Ca. – Dole Fresh Vegetables, Inc. is voluntarily recalling from the marketplace each Dole-branded and backstage statement packaged salads described beneath processed astatine its Springfield, OH and Soledad, CA accumulation facilities containing iceberg lettuce, owed to a imaginable wellness hazard from Listeria monocytogenes.

Listeria monocytogenes is an organism that tin origin superior and sometimes fatal infections successful young children, frail oregon aged people, and others with weakened immune systems. Although steadfast individuals whitethorn endure lone short-term symptoms specified arsenic precocious fever, terrible headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal symptom and diarrhea, Listeria infection tin origin miscarriages and stillbirths among large women.

Products taxable to the voluntary callback from Springfield, OH are identified by a merchandise batch codification opening with the letter “W” and a “Best if Used By” day betwixt December 22, 2021 and January 9, 2022. Products taxable to the voluntary callback from Soledad, CA are identified by a merchandise batch codification opening with the letter “B” and a “Best if Used By” day betwixt December 23, 2021 and January 8, 2022. The merchandise batch codes are located successful the upper-right-hand country of the package. Consumers who inactive person immoderate of these products successful their refrigerators are urged not to devour the merchandise and to discard it immediately. No illnesses person been reported with the products being recalled to date.

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This voluntary callback notification is being issued aft harvest instrumentality utilized successful the harvesting of the earthy iceberg lettuce worldly utilized successful these finished products was tested by Dole and recovered to contain Listeria monocytogenes.

Listing of products taxable to each of these recalls is acceptable distant below.

Recalled crockery items from the Springfield installation were distributed successful the states of AL, CO, CT, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, NC, NE, NY, OH, PA, SC, TN, VA and WI. Additionally, these salads were distributed successful the pursuing Canadian provinces: New Brunswick, Ontario, and Quebec. Recalled crockery items from the Soledad installation were distributed successful the states of AL, AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, LA, MI, MN, MO, MS, MD, ND, NE, NV, NY, OK, OR, PA, TX, UT, VA, WA and WI. Additionally, these salads were distributed successful the pursuing Canadian provinces: Alberta, British Columbia, and Saskatchewan.

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No different Dole products, including caller effect and field-packed caller vegetables, are portion of these voluntary recalls and are harmless to consume.

Dole retailers person been advised to cheque store shelves and warehouse inventories to corroborate that nary recalled merchandise is disposable for acquisition by consumers.

Retailer and user questions astir the voluntary recalls should beryllium directed to the Dole Consumer Response Center astatine 800-356-3111, Monday-Friday, 8:00am to 3:00pm Pacific Time.

Dole Fresh Vegetables is coordinating intimately with regulatory officials.

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