Dole Salad Recall – 1 Dead and 12 Hospitalized From Listeria

An outbreak of Listeria is traced to back to bagged salads produced by Dole in Ohio. The now recalled salad has been sold here in New York and other locations.

The CDC says consumers should not eat packaged salads produced at the Dole processing facility in Springfield, Ohio. The packaged salads produced in that facility were sold under various brand names including:

• Dole
• Fresh Selections
• Simple Truth
• Marketside
• The Little Salad Bar
• President's Choice

Consumers can identify these packaged salads by the letter "A" at the beginning of the manufacturing code found on the package.

The CDC recommends that consumers do not eat, restaurants do not serve, and retailers do not sell, packaged salads produced at the Dole processing facility in Springfield, Ohio.

If you do have any of the recalled packaged salads:

• Throw the packaged salad away in a closed plastic bag placed in a sealed trash can. This will prevent people and animals from eating it.
• Wash the refrigerator drawer and other areas where the packaged salads were stored with hot water and soap.
• Wash cutting boards, surfaces, and utensils used to serve or store packaged salads. If possible, use a dishwasher; otherwise, use hot water and soap, followed by sanitizing with a solution of one tablespoon chlorine bleach added to one gallon of hot water.
• Wash your hands with warm water and soap after cleaning up.