From Foster’s Food Fair Tue, Jan 26, 2016 at 9:04 AM

Following the information received regarding the Dole Packaged Salads Recall, please find attached official Press Releases.

We are not affected by this recall. This information is also available on our Website & Facebook page.

January 26th, 2016 Foster’s Food Fair-IGA would like to announce that Dole Fresh Vegetables, Inc., is temporarily suspending operations at its Springfield, Ohio production facility, and is voluntarily withdrawing from the market all Dole-branded and private label packaged salads processed at that location, due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.

Products subject to the voluntary withdrawal are identified with a product code beginning with the letter “A” in the upper right-hand corner of the package (see example below). This suspension and withdrawal is being performed voluntarily by Dole out of an abundance of caution, in collaboration with the Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control. No additional Dole facilities are affected. Other Dole products, including fresh fruit, fresh vegetables and packaged salads from Dole’s other processing facilities (with product codes beginning with the letters “B” or “N”), are not part of this voluntary withdrawal.

Foster’s Food Fair-IGA locations do carry Dole Salads; however none of our locations have received any of the specific products recalled. Only various states and provinces in America & Canada are affected by this recall.

Listeria monocytogenes is an organism, which 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.

Should you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to reach out by email ([email protected]) or by phone (345-945-3663).