Recalls / Class I
Class IF-2440-2014
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 Spinach: Thoroughly Washed, Preservative Free Net Wt. 8 oz. bag; Perishable, keep refrigerated. UPC 071430009765 SKU 320 Dole Fresh Vegetables Monterey, CA 93940
- Type
- Food
- Affected lot / code info
- Bag Code Expiration Date B2311020 9/4/2014 B23110211 9/4/2014 B2311022 9/4/2014 B2311023 9/4/2014 B2311024 9/4/2014 B2311025 9/4/2014
- Quantity
- 70 cartons, (12 x 8 oz bags per carton)
Why it was recalled
Green Walnuts from a tree dropped into spinach as it was being tractored away from the harvested field. Walnuts were discovered on the Dole spinach processing line
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
- One distribution center in AZ and retail stores in AZ, NM and NV.
Timeline
- Recall initiated
- 2014-08-27
- FDA classified
- 2014-09-15
- Posted by FDA
- 2014-09-24
- Terminated
- 2014-09-17
- Status
- Terminated
Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-2440-2014. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.