I eat a lot of salad and this is one of my most favorite types. I didn’t even hear about this recall until today so I know there are others who still haven’t’ heard about it. As an expecting Mom or a Mom with young children Salmonella is one of the last things you want to deal with so I hope you’ll share this info with anyone who may not know about it yet.
Salmonella is an organism that can cause foodborne illness in a person who eats a food item contaminated with it. Symptoms of infection may experience fever and gastrointestinal symptoms such as nausea, diarrhea, vomiting or abdominal pain. The illness primarily impacts young children, frail and elderly people and those with weakened immune systems. Most healthy adults and children rarely become seriously ill.
Recall Details
April 14, 2012- Dole Fresh Vegetables is voluntarily recalling 756 cases of DOLE® Seven Lettuces salad with Use-by Date of April 11, 2012, UPC code 71430 01057 and Product Codes 0577N089112A and 0577N089112B, due to a possible health risk from Salmonella.
The salads were distributed in fifteen U.S. states (Alabama, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and Wisconsin).
The Product Code and Use-by Date are in the upper right-hand corner of the package
The UPC code is on the back of the package, below the barcode.
No illnesses have been reported in association with the recall. This precautionary recall notification is being issued due to an isolated instance in which a sample of Seven Lettuces salad yielded a positive result for Salmonella in a random sample test collected and conducted by the State of New York.
Retailers and consumers with questions may call the Dole Food Company Consumer Response Center at (800) 356-3111, which is open 8:00 am to 3:00 pm (PDT) Monday – Friday.
To see the original recall release: http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm300414.htm
There shouldn’t’ be too many of these packages left around considering the use by date is April 11, 2012 and these refrigerated salads tend to spoil fairly quickly BUT it’s better to be safe than sorry and check your refrigerators.
