Dole Fresh Vegetables, Inc. is voluntarily recalling a limited number of cases of organic romaine hearts.
Company officials sad the products being recalled are Dole™ Organic Romaine Hearts 3pk (UPC 0-71430-90061-1), combined English/French packaging, with Harvested-On dates of 10-23-20 and 10-26-20, and Wild Harvest Organic Romaine Hearts (UPC 7-11535-50201-2), with Harvested-On dates of 10-23-20 and 10-26-20.
The recall is being conducted due to possible health risk from E. coli in the two products.
Dole Fresh Vegetables is coordinating closely with regulatory officials. No illnesses have been reported to date in association with the recall according to company officials.
Pathogenic E. coli can cause diarrhea, severe stomach cramps and vomiting.
Most people recover within a week, but some illnesses can last longer and can be more severe.
The Harvested-On sticker is located on the upper right corner of each bag and the UPC code is located on the bottom right corner of the back of each bag. The Dole package contains three organic romaine hearts and the Wild Harvest product is packaged in a 12oz bag.
It is not clear if the impacted products were distributed in New Jersey at this time.
These products were harvested and packed nearly 4 weeks ago and should no longer be in commerce.
Consumers are advised to check products they have in their homes and discard any product matching the production description, UPC codes and Harvested-On dates listed above.