DOW initiates recall baby spinach due to listeria monocytogenes contamination

Bud Antle LLC is recalling all spinach and spinach containing products due to the presence of Listeria monocytogenes, according to a Department of War All Food and Drug Activity message sent Oct. 30.

Listeria monocytogenes may cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, the frail or elderly and those with weakened immune systems. Healthy adults may only suffer short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain or diarrhea. Listeria infections may also cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women. The illness caused by these bacteria can take up to 70 days to appear. People in higher-risk categories who experience flu-like symptoms within two months after eating contaminated food should seek medical care and tell their health care provider about eating the contaminated food.

The Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) has publicized this recall to all its stores, according to Richard Stith, supervisory consumer safety officer for DeCA Headquarters and Support Center at Fort Lee, Virginia. Whenever a commissary has recalled or withdrawn products in its inventory, they are immediately removed from store shelves.

The following product is affected by this recall:

• All Dole spinach and spinach-containing products procured prior to Oct. 29, 2026. Identified by the letter "N" located after the "best if used by" date (e.g., best if used by 10-25-26 N282010 17:04)

No illnesses have been reported related to the specific product distributed.

Customers should return the affected product to the commissary for refund.

Customers should contact the Food Safety Office at [email protected] with questions.