Italian blend Salad (Romaine Lettuce and Radicchio) packaged under the following brand names: Dole Italian Bl

Recall map → All recalls → F-1702-2014

Italian blend Salad (Romaine Lettuce and Radicchio) packaged under the following brand names: Dole Italian Blend, (UPC 7143000819); Fresh Selections Italian Style Blend (Kroger) (UPC 1111091045); Little Salad Bar Italian Salad, (UPC 4149811014); Marketside Italian Style Salad, (Wal Mart) (UPC 8113102780) 10 oz. bags (283 g) Dole Fresh Vegetables Monterey, CA 93942 Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc · reported 2014-04-02

Terminated This recall has been closed out by the agency.

Reason for recall: Canadian Food Inspection Agency tested a random sample of bagged Italian Blend which tested positive for Listeria Monocytogenes.
Classification: Class I
Recall initiated: 2014-03-13
Reported by the agency: 2014-04-02
Closed out (terminated): 2014-04-21
Recalling firm: Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc
Monterey, CA
United States
This is the firm that issued the recall — commonly a distributor or processor. It is not the origin of contamination.
Distribution (the agency's own words): CT, FL, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD. MI, NC, NJ, NY, OH, PA, SC, VA and Canada
States we parsed from that text: CT FL IL IN KY MA MD MI NC NJ NY OH PA SC VA
The agency named these states. Parse method explicit_state_list, confidence high.
Food category: Produce (fruit & vegetables) Salads & fresh-cut producederived
Assigned by a reviewed keyword rulebook over the product description, not by the agency.
Recall type: Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall number: F-1702-2014

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