Recalls / Class I
Class IF-2090-2019
Class I— FDA's most serious classification, issued when there is a reasonable probability that consumption of or exposure to the product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
Product
Dole Baby Spinach: 6 oz. (170 g) plastic bag, UPC 0-71430-00964-2, SKU 320; 10 oz. (283 g) clamshell, UPC 0-71430-00016-8, SKU 2337 Distributed by: Dole Fresh Vegetables, Inc., Monterey, CA 93940.
- Type
- Food
- Affected lot / code info
- BAG CODE: W20308A and W20308B - 6 oz. bag, BAG CODE: W203010 - 10 oz. clamshell; Both with Enjoy by dates of 8-5-2019 Product of the USA
- Quantity
- 14,790 bags; 1,518 clamshells
Why it was recalled
Michigan Department of Agriculture sampled and tested spinach and received a positive result for Salmonella.
Recalling firm
- Firm
- Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc
- Notification channel
- Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Address
- 2959 Salinas Hwy, N/A, Monterey, California 93940-6400
Distribution
- Distribution pattern
- IL, IN, KY, MI, NJ, NY, OH, TN, WI, VA
Timeline
- Recall initiated
- 2019-08-09
- FDA classified
- 2019-08-27
- Posted by FDA
- 2019-08-28
- Terminated
- 2019-09-10
- Status
- Terminated
Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-2090-2019. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.