All production has stopped at the Dole plant in Springfield, Ohio after a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention investigation discovered a multistate outbreak of Listeriosis linked to packaged salads produced at the facility. One person died and 12 people were hospitalized after consuming the salads, according to the CDC.
Here are some highlights of the CDC’s findings:
- All 12 people were hospitalized and one person in Michigan died due to a strain of Listeria linked to packaged salads produced at the Dole processing facility in Springfield. These salads were sold under various brand names.
- On Jan. 21 Dole reported to the CDC that it had stopped all production at the processing facility in Springfield and is withdrawing all packaged salads currently on the market that were produced at this facility.
- 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.
- Brands of packaged salads include Dole, Fresh Selections, Simple Truth, Marketside, The Little Salad Bar, and President's Choice.
- These packaged salads can be identified by the letter "A" at the beginning of the manufacturing code found on the package.
- 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.
- 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.
Here's the CDC's advice to consumers, restaurants and retailers.
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