Food Recall: Dole, Marketside & President’s Choice Salads

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US/Silver Spring: Dole Fresh Vegetables, Inc., a Monterey, California establishment, recalls certain batch/lots of Dole, Marketside and President’s Choice branded Salad Kits from the American marketplace due to suspected Listeria monocytogenes contamination and consequential risks of Gram-positive bacterial infection, severe illness and/or possible life-changing complications, all serious health and safety hazards requiring immediate medical intervention to minimize pain and suffering as well as prevent life-altering injury or death.

FDA: https://buff.ly/3SWqGTZ

Direct link: https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/dole-fresh-vegetables-inc-announces-voluntary-recall-limited-number-salad-kits-due-possible-health

Additional information:
The US Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) reports the following prepared Salad Kits are subject to this recall (in alphabetical order):

• Dole branded Cajun Ranch Chopped Salad Kits, sold with a batch/lot of N022 to N036, a best-if-used-before (“BIUB”) date within the range of 02/04/2024 to 02/18/2024 and a UPC of 71430002063
• Dole branded Cajun Ranch Chopped Salad Kits, sold with a batch/lot of W029 to W036, a best-if-used-before (“BIUB”) date within the range of 02/11/2024 to 02/18/2024 and a UPC of 71430002063
• Dole branded Chop Kit Avocado Ranch Chop Kit Ranch A L’Avocat Salads, sold with a batch/lot of W022 to W036, a best-if-used-before (“BIUB”) date within the range of 2024 FE 06 to 2024 FE 20 and a UPC of 71430000922
• Dole branded Chopped Kit Avocado Ranch Salads, sold with a batch/lot of N019 to N036, a best-if-used-before (“BIUB”) date within the range of 02/03/2024 to 02/20/2024 and a UPC of 71430000915
• Dole branded Chopped Kit Avocado Ranch Salads, sold with a batch/lot of W019 to W036, a best-if-used-before (“BIUB”) date within the range of 02/03/2024 to 02/20/2024 and a UPC of 71430000915
• Dole branded Premium Kit Endless Summer Salads, sold with a batch/lot of N023 to N036, a best-if-used-before (“BIUB”) date within the range of 02/05/2024 to 02/19/2024 and a UPC of 71430010730
• Dole branded Premium Kit Endless Summer Salads, sold with a batch/lot of W022 to W036, a best-if-used-before (“BIUB”) date within the range of 02/04/2024 to 02/18/2024 and a UPC of 71430010730
• Dole branded Premium Kit Southwest Salads, sold with a batch/lot of N022 to N036, a best-if-used-before (“BIUB”) date within the range of 02/04/2024 to 02/18/2024 and a UPC of 71430017012
• Dole branded Premium Kit Southwest Salads, sold with a batch/lot of W022 to W036, a best-if-used-before (“BIUB”) date within the range of 02/04/2024 to 02/18/2024 and a UPC of 71430017012
• Dole branded Supreme Kit Southwest Salads Supreme Kit Salade Du Sud-Ouest, sold with a batch/lot of W020 to W036, a best-if-used-before (“BIUB”) date within the range of 2024 FE 03 to 2024 FE 18 and a UPC of 71430017111
• Marketside branded Chopped Salad Kit Bacon Ranch Crunch Salads, sold with a batch/lot of B020 to B036, a best-if-used-before (“BIUB”) date within the range of 02/05/2024 to 02/21/2024 and a UPC of 681131305440
• President’s Choice branded Southwest Salad Kit Sud-Ouest Kit de Salade, sold with a batch/lot of B018 to B024, a best-if-used-before (“BIUB”) date within the range of 2024 FE 03 to 2024 FE 09 and a UPC of 60383023195
• President’s Choice branded Southwest Salad Kit Sud-Ouest Kit de Salade, sold with a batch/lot of W034 to W036, a best-if-used-before (“BIUB”) date within the range of 2024 FE 17 to 2024 FE 18 and a UPC of 60383023195

Please consult the photograph above for details of the food’s packaging, design and retail presentation. Additional images of the recalled Salad Kits can be found on the Web site above.

==> No item numbers, manufacturing date codes, production dates, expiry dates, regulatory approval designations, registration numbers, agency approval designations or other identification numbers were listed with this recall notification

These Dole, Marketplace and President’s Choice branded Salad Kits were known to be marketed, distributed and sold in the US states of AL, CA, CT, FL, GA, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NV, NY, OH, PA, SC, TN, UT, VA, WA and WI, although it is always possible these food products had wider distribution outside the country. When in doubt, please contact the manufacturer for specific product information. Some of these Salad Kits, for example, have also been recalled in Canada.

==> You can see our coverage of the Dole and President’s Choice Salad Kits recall in Canada here: https://wp.me/p2bVty-ql4.

According to the FDA, Dole Fresh Vegetables, Inc. has recalled certain batch/lots of Dole, Marketside and President’s Choice branded Salad Kits from the American marketplace due to suspected Listeria monocytogenes contamination. As a result of this reported defect, you should neither serve nor consume the recalled Salad Kits identified above.

In this case, this recall was initiated after it was reported that the above Salad products were manufactured using Cheese recalled by Rizo-López Foods, Inc. and has been associated with an outbreak investigation in the United States. You can see our coverage of these recalls by searching “Rizo” using the Search Box located at the top-right of this page.

==> You can also read more about the FDA’s investigation into the Listeria outbreak thought to be caused by certain Queso Fresco and Cotija Cheese products here: http://www.fda.gov/food/outbreaks-foodborne-illness/outbreak-investigation-listeria-monocytogenes-queso-fresco-and-cotija-cheese-february-2024.

==> For information about Listeriosis (Listeria poisoning), please consult the “Illnesses” tab on this site, located at the top of this page.

==> Never depend on your senses of sight, smell, taste or touch to confirm food poisoning, adulteration or contamination. If in doubt about the safety of any food, return it to your retailer for refund or toss it out in your household garbage, making sure neither small children nor household pets can access the suspect food.

Proposed Remedy:
If you believe you have purchased or have in your possession any of the recalled Dole, Marketside and/or President’s Choice branded Salad Kits, please do not consume them directly nor use them as an ingredient in another dish or preparation. Instead, kindly return the product to the store where you purchased it for a full refund.

==> If you have a medical emergency, please contact 9-1-1, your closest hospital or emergency center equipped to properly treat bacterial poisonings such as Listeriosis.

If you have any further questions, comments or complaints about this recall, please contact Dole Consumer Response Center toll-free at 1-800-356-3111 from 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM Pacific Standard Time (“PST”), Monday to Friday.

Members of the press/media working on this story can contact Mr. Bil Goldfield, Director, Corporate Communications at Dole Food Company, Inc. at +1-818-874-4647 during normal business hours, Pacific Standard Time (“PST”), Monday to Friday.

If you have any further questions, comments or complaints about this recall, please contact Rizo-López Cheeses Foods, Inc. toll-free at 1-800-626-5587 from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Pacific Standard Time (“PST”), Monday to Friday.

==> To see other recalls and notifications caused by suspected faulty and/or dangerous Salad Kits, please search for “salads” as applicable, using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications caused by suspected generic Bacterial contamination, please search for “bacterial” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications caused by suspected Listeria monocytogenes contamination, please search for “Listeria” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications for products manufactured, marketed and/or sold by Dole Fresh Vegetables, Inc., please search for “Dole Fresh” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications for products manufactured, marketed and/or sold under the Marketplace brand name, please search for “Marketplace” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications for products manufactured, marketed and/or sold by Rizo-López Foods, Inc., please search for “Rizo Lopez” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications for products manufactured, marketed and/or sold under the President’s Choice brand name, please search for “President’s Choice” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

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Recalls Direct RIN: 18098-2024
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