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Food recall: Dole Spinach: Thoroughly Washed, Preservative Free Net Wt. 8 oz. bag; Perishable, keep refrigerated. UPC 071430009765 SK
FDA enforcement event 69128 is a food recall by Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc of Monterey, CA, initiated 27 Aug 2014 and classified Class I, with 2 product records.
FDA defines Class I as a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death. 50% of the 573 food enforcement events initiated in 2014 carry the same class.
Status: Terminated, terminated 17 Sep 2014. Initiation: voluntary: firm initiated. Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc has 27 enforcement events on this register, with a median of 1 product record per event.
Recall classification reflects the relative degree of health hazard. Text in quotation marks is FDA's. openFDA export dated 28 Sep 2026.
Recalling firm
Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc, Monterey, CA.
Reason for recall
"Green Walnuts from a tree dropped into spinach as it was being tractored away from the harvested field. Walnuts were discovered on the Dole spinach processing line"
Distribution
"One distribution center in AZ and retail stores in AZ, NM and NV."
Product records
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F-2440-2014 | Dole Spinach: Thoroughly Washed, Preservative Free Net Wt. 8 oz. bag; Perishable, keep refrigerated. UPC 071430009765 SKU 320 Dole Fresh Vegetables Monterey, CA 93940 | 70 cartons, (12 x 8 oz bags per carton) | Class I | Terminated | 24 Sep 2014 |
| F-2441-2014 | Dole Baby Spinach: Thoroughly Washed, Preservative Free, All natural Net W.t6 oz. bag; SKU 323 Perishable, keep refrigerated. UPC 071430009642; Dole Fresh Vegetables Monterey, CA 93940 | 150 cartons (6 x 6 oz bags per carton) | Class I | Terminated | 24 Sep 2014 |
Context
Other enforcement events for Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc
All 27 events for Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc
Questions and answers
Why was this food recalled?
FDA's record gives the reason for recall as: "Green Walnuts from a tree dropped into spinach as it was being tractored away from the harvested field. Walnuts were discovered on the Dole spinach processing line"
What does Class I mean?
FDA classifies recalls by relative degree of health hazard. Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
Where was the product distributed?
FDA's distribution pattern field reads: "One distribution center in AZ and retail stores in AZ, NM and NV."
Is the recall still ongoing?
FDA lists the status as Terminated; the termination date is 17 Sep 2014. "Terminated" means FDA has determined that all reasonable efforts to remove or correct the product have been made.
Where does this data come from?
openFDA enforcement reports (food, drug and device), CC0, export dated 28 Sep 2026. Text in quotation marks is FDA's. The FDA enforcement report linked above is authoritative.
Provenance
Source: openFDA food enforcement reports (CC0), export dated 28 Sep 2026; records grouped by FDA event number. The class shown for the event is the most severe class among its records. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections.