(Bloomberg) — An outbreak of listeria across six states that killed one person has been been linked to packaged salads from a Dole Food Co. factory, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Since July, a total of 12 people have been reported as having listeria monocytogenes infections, the CDC said Friday in a statement on its website. Evidence points to packaged salads produced at a Dole processing plant in Springfield, Ohio, as the likely source of the outbreak, it said.
Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc. said in an e-mailed statement that it would temporarily suspend operations at its Springfield facility and withdraw all Dole-branded and private label salads that were processed there. The moves come "out of an abundance of caution," the company said. None of the Dole's other locations are affected.
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