Food recall

Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc recall: Dole Spinach

Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc, of Monterey, CA, recalled Dole Spinach and 1 other product. The FDA's reason: “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.” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on August 27, 2014, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of September 24, 2014. The FDA has closed the recall: it found the company did all it reasonably could to remove or correct the product.

How serious

Class I

It could cause serious harm or death

Why

Labeling, packaging or manufacturing problems

Status

Terminated

Closed September 17, 2014

The recall

Company
Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc (Monterey, CA)
Reason, in FDA's words
“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”
Where it was sold
One distribution center in AZ and retail stores in AZ, NM and NV.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
69128

The 2 products recalled

As the FDA describes them, with the codes that tell whether a package is part of the recall.

  • F-2440-2014 Class I

    Dole Spinach: Thoroughly Washed, Preservative Free Net Wt. 8 oz. bag; Perishable, keep refrigerated. UPC 071430009765 SKU 320 Dole Fresh Vegetables Monterey, CA 93940

    Codes: 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)

  • F-2441-2014 Class I

    Dole Baby Spinach: Thoroughly Washed, Preservative Free, All natural Net W.t6 oz. bag; SKU 323 Perishable, keep refrigerated. UPC 071430009642; Dole Fresh Vegetables Monterey, CA 93940

    Codes: 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: 150 cartons (6 x 6 oz bags per carton)

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Source and notes

U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Enforcement Reports (openFDA food recall data) (Public domain (U.S. government work); source U.S. Food and Drug Administration, openFDA), data as of September 24, 2014.

Each week the FDA lists the recalls it has classified in its Enforcement Report, often weeks after the company announced the recall, so a month with five weekly reports tends to count more. Each recall counts once, however many products it covers, in the month FDA first listed it. Class I means the food could cause serious harm or death, Class II temporary or minor harm, and Class III is unlikely to harm anyone. Meat, poultry and most egg products are recalled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, not the FDA, and aren't included. For what to do with a recalled product, see the FDA's recalls page.