Company Announcement Date: October 29, 2021
FDA Publish Date: October 29, 2021
Reason for Announcement: Potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes
Company Name: Dole Fresh Vegetables, Inc.
Brand Name: Dole & others
Product Description: garden salad
Dole Fresh Vegetables, Inc. is voluntarily recalling a limited number of cases of garden salad due to a possible health risk from Listeria monocytogenes.
Dole Fresh Vegetables is coordinating closely with regulatory officials. No illnesses connected to any of the recalled lot codes have been reported to date. The products being recalled are:
Product Description: 24 oz Dole™ Garden Salad
Lot Codes: N28205A and N28205B
UPC Code: 0-71430-01136-2
Best If Used By: 10-25-21
This precautionary Recall notification is being issued due to a single sample of garden salad which yielded a positive result for Listeria monocytogenes in a random sample test conducted by the Department of Agriculture in Georgia.
No other Dole products (or products manufactured by Dole) are included in the recall. Only the specific garden salad products listed, with the exact Lot codes, UPC codes and Best if Used By dates identified above, are included in the recall. Consumers who have any remaining product with these Lot codes, UPC codes and Best if Used By dates should not consume it, but rather discard it. Retailers and consumers with questions may call the Dole Consumer Center at 1-800-356-3111, which is open 24 hours a day.
