Dole Fresh Vegetables Recalls Certain Salads Due To Possible Listeria Contamination
Dole Fresh Vegetables, Inc. is recalling certain Dole-branded and private label packaged salads processed at its Springfield, Ohio and Soledad, California production facilities containing iceberg lettuce, due to a possible health risk from Listeria monocytogenes.
Listeria monocytogenes is an organism that 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.
The recalled products from Springfield can be identified by a product lot code beginning with the letter “W” and a “Best if Used By” date between December 22, 2021 and January 9, 2022. Products from Soledad can be identified by a product lot code beginning with the letter “B” and a “Best if Used By” date between December 23, 2021 and January 8, 2022.
The company has asked its consumers who still have any of these products in their refrigerators are urged not to consume the product and to discard it immediately. No illnesses have been reported with the products being recalled to date.
Dole said it made the voluntary recall after harvest equipment used in the harvesting of the raw iceberg lettuce material used in these finished products was tested by the company and found to contain Listeria monocytogenes.
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MG drops Hector, Hector Plus petrol DCT from line-up
MG has dropped the dual-clutch automatic petrol variants of the Hector and Hector Plus. The mid-size SUV was launched in 2019 with a 6-speed manual and 6-speed dual-clutch auto (DCT) for its 1.5-litre turbo-petrol engine, but in early 2021, the British brand added an 8-step CVT automatic option for the same engine. Buyers looking for a petrol Hector automatic can now only opt for the CVT equipped variants.
The MG Hector was lauded for offering a comprehensive powertrain line-up at launch, which not only included a turbo-petrol and a turbo-diesel but a mild-hybrid petrol as well. As mentioned, the petrol version was offered with automatic transmissions, but the other two were manual only and continue to be so.
MG has also trimmed the Hector petrol range down to just one automatic version and it has chosen the CVT. This type of transmission generally tends to offer greater smoothness and fuel economy.
Interestingly, the DCT and CVT versions of the Hector turbo petrol were offered at the exact same price, variant for variant, so it was purely a matter of preference for the buyer.
Those seeking an MG Hector automatic will be well catered to with the CVT version. It is offered with Eco and Sport drive modes, and comes in the Shine, Smart and Sharp trim levels of the 5-seat Hector, and the Smart and Sharp versions of the 6-seat Hector Plus. It is not available with the 7-seat Hector Plus.
Hyundai car, SUV prices go up
Hyundai, like most other carmakers at the start of the New Year, has hiked prices of its vehicles across its portfolio. This price hike is likely to have come on account of increased input and operational costs.
Starting with their range of hatchbacks and sedans, the i20, including the N-Line, is now dearer by up to ₹ 6,800, while the Grand i10 Nios costs go up by ₹ 7,300. The Santro sees a price jump between ₹ 10,000 and ₹ 17,400, depending on the variant. The Aura and Verna sedans are also more expensive by ₹ 7,300 and ₹ 4,000 respectively.
The base price of the Venue E petrol remains unchanged, although prices of all other petrol variants have been hiked by ₹ 2,100. Meanwhile, diesel versions of the Venue have witnessed a hike in price of ₹ 4,100, except for the second-from-base diesel SX trim.
The Creta sees a uniform increase in its price. All petrol and diesel versions of the Creta are now dearer by ₹ 7,000 compared to what they were last month. The petrol versions of the Alcazar see a maximum price increase of ₹ 14,000, while the base diesel variant sees the highest bump — ₹ 22,000. Meanwhile, the Platinum and Signature AT 6-seater variants remain unaffected. It is also worth noting that post revising rates, the 6- and 7-seater versions of the Alcazar cost the same.
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