date:May 03, 2016
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The plant reopened on April 21.
Plant officials found evidence of Listeria contamination there as early as July 2014, Food Safety News (FSN) reported on Friday.
A Food and Drug Administration (FDA) inspection report obtained by FSN and reviewed by Reuters on Friday showed that Dole's tests of surfaces at the plant came back positive for Listeria on nine separate occasions in 2014 and 2015.
Dole said in its statement that the report dealt with issues that had already been corrected.