Multistate Outbreak of Listeria Linked to Dole Salads

Health officials have been tracing an outbreak of Listeria that sickened 12 people and killed one. They’ve linked the Listeria outbreak to a Dole facility in Ohio.

The CDC reports that it began an investigation in September 2015. The source of these illnesses wasn’t known until January 2016 when the laboratory result from the packaged salad collected in Ohio linked the illnesses to the Dole processing facility in Springfield, Ohio.

On January 21, 2016, Dole reported to CDC that it had stopped all production at the processing facility in Springfield, Ohio. The company also reported that it is withdrawing all packaged salads currently on the market that were produced at this facility.

The packaged salads produced in this 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.

At this time, there is no evidence to suggest that packaged salads produced at other Dole processing facilities in the United States are linked to illness.

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.

This advice is particularly important for consumers at higher risk for listeriosis, including pregnant women, adults 65 and older, and people with weakened immune systems.

You can learn more about the signs and symptoms of listeria here.

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