Dole Italian Blend Salad Recall: Listeria Monocytogenes Risk
Dole Fresh Vegetables recalls Italian blend salad (romaine lettuce and radicchio) due to Listeria Monocytogenes contamination found in Canadian food testing. Products sold with specific UPCs from March 2014 are affected.
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Canadian Food Inspection Agency tested a random sample of bagged Italian Blend which tested positive for Listeria Monocytogenes.
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What happened, in plain English
Dole Fresh Vegetables is recalling Italian blend salad products containing romaine lettuce and radicchio because Canadian food inspectors found Listeria Monocytogenes bacteria in a sample. This recall is important because Listeria can cause serious infections, especially in pregnant women, newborns, and those with weakened immune systems. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/30477-dole-italian-blend-salad-recall-listeria-monocytogenes-risk.
Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/30477-dole-italian-blend-salad-recall-listeria-monocytogenes-risk · Updated August 18, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-1702-2014
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“Dole Italian Blend Salad Recall: Listeria Monocytogenes Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated August 18, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/30477-dole-italian-blend-salad-recall-listeria-monocytogenes-risk. Based on FDA recall #F-1702-2014 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-1702-2014%22&limit=1).
Why it’s dangerous
Listeria Monocytogenes is a bacteria that can cause serious infections, including miscarriages, stillbirths, and severe illness in newborns. It can also lead to life-threatening infections in people with weakened immune systems, such as the elderly or those with chronic illnesses.
Who’s affected
People who purchased Dole Italian Blend salad products with the listed UPCs from stores like Kroger, Walmart, and others between March 2014 and the best-by date. Pregnant individuals and those with compromised immune systems are at higher risk from Listeria infections.
How to tell if you have this one
Check for Dole Italian Blend, Fresh Selections Italian Style Blend, Little Salad Bar Italian Salad, or Marketside Italian Style Salad products with the listed UPCs. These 10 oz. bags were sold with a best-by date of March 12, 2014.
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Italian blend Salad (Romaine Lettuce and Radicchio) packaged under the following brand names: Dole Italian Blend, (UPC- Category
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What to do — step by step
Check Product Labels
Look for the product names and UPC codes listed in the recall notice to confirm if your item is affected.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed in 15 states, and outside the U.S.
FDA distribution: “CT, FL, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD. MI, NC, NJ, NY, OH, PA, SC, VA and Canada” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
States: Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 39 days after the firm started it.
- Firm started the recall
- FDA classified it Class I
- Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
- FDA terminated the recall
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
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The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official FDA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.
- Official source: FDA Recall #F-1702-2014 (March 13, 2014) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-1702-2014 to see it in context.
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