An outbreak of listeria that is linked to one death has landed 11 other people in the hospital after being traced to bagged salads made by Dole.
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In the PHAC update, citizens were advised not to consume packaged salad products that have been processed at the Dole facility in Springfield, Ohio.
The salad brands included in the recall include Dole, Fresh Selections and Simple Truth Organic, which is a Kroger brand.
Retailers and consumers who have any remaining product with an “A” code should not consume it, and are urged to discard it. Retailer and consumer questions about the voluntary withdrawal should be directed to the Dole Food Company Consumer Response Center at 800-356-3111 from 8:00am-8:00pm Eastern Time, Monday through Friday.
Officials said all the patients ate packaged salads that came from a Dole processing plant in Springfield, OH. Illnesses were reported in six states: Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania.
If you have eaten a Dole brand packaged salad and do not have any symptoms, most experts believe that tests or treatment are not needed, even for persons at higher risk for listeriosis.
According to the CDC, the bacteria were genetically related to the listeria found in people who became sick.
We are working to restock our full variety of packaged salads as quickly as possible.
All of the victims were hospitalized, and one in MI died from the infection, the CDC said.
Symptoms of listeria include severe fever, acute muscle pain, diarrhea and other gastrointestinal symptoms. It can be particularly unsafe for pregnant women, the elderly, children and anyone with a weak immune system due to a chronic condition.
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Since September 2015, CDC has been collaborating with public health officials in several states and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to investigate a multistate outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infections (listeriosis).
