8 ON YOUR SIDE CONSUMER ALERT: Dole recalling some salad kits

8 ON YOUR SIDE CONSUMER ALERT: Dole is voluntarily recalling some of its fresh salad kits, including those sold in Alabama.

Some kits are Dole-branded, while others carry a private label.

The kits were processed on the same line as cheese that has been recalled by the manufacturer, Rizo-Lopez Foods, for the possible presence of Listeria monocytogenes.

The Food and Drug Administration says listeria monocytogenes is an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.

Some of the salad kits that are being recalled – Photo from Dole

A listing of products includes Dole, President’s Choice and Marketside brands. The product lot codes are located in the upper-right-hand corner of the package. Consumers who still have any of these products in their refrigerators or freezers are urged not to consume the product and to discard it immediately.

Recalled salad items were distributed in Alabama and more than 20 others states.

Retailer and consumer questions about the voluntary recalls should be directed to the Dole Consumer Response Center at 800-356-3111, Monday-Friday, 10:00am to 5:00pm CT.

CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS ON WHICH SALAD KITS ARE BEING RECALLED