Recalls / Class III

Class IIIF-0944-2020

Product

Hearts of Romaine. Product is fresh and packaged in 9 ounce (255g) plastic bags.

Type

Food

Affected lot / code info

B104020,B104021, BIUB 4/30/2020

Quantity

6 bags per case X 80 cases= 480 bags (units)

Why it was recalled

Critical Control Point (CCP) deviation associated with wash process, low levels of chlorine wash, affected product was sent to distribution chain.

Recalling firm

Firm

Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc

Notification channel

Telephone

Type

Voluntary: Firm initiated

Address

2959 Salinas Hwy, N/A, Monterey, California 93940-6400

Distribution

Distribution pattern

The Caesar Salad is distributed to the following states (IL, MS, MN, ND, MN) however, recalled product never made it to intended retail locations as local distributors were notified before product could be shipped. The Hearts of Romaine is distributed to the following states (IA, KS). The firm notified the agency that 4 pallets of affected product were distributed to Two different distribution locations.

Timeline

Recall initiated

2020-04-15

FDA classified

2020-05-12

Posted by FDA

2020-05-20

Terminated

2020-05-14

Status

Terminated

Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-0944-2020. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.