The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0027-2013·Announced 2012-10-17

GM Produce Sales Recalls Marathon Brand Mangos Due to Salmonella Risk

GM Produce Sales is voluntarily recalling 4,994 cartons of Marathon brand mangos from Mexico due to potential Salmonella gaminara contamination.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Food): Class I

Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 5/5 (Critical).

Highest-severity recall. The hazard can cause serious injury or death. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The agency classification is FDA Class I, and the source text explicitly states the organism can cause 'serious and sometimes fatal infections,' meeting the criteria for a Critical severity score.

Plain-English summary

GM Produce Sales is voluntarily recalling 4,994 cartons of Marathon brand mangos. The product consists of 4-kilo boxes labeled "MARATHON...PRODUCE OF MEXICO" and was packed at Agricola Daniella in Los Mochis, Sinaloa. The recall covers specific sizes, including number 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 12 mangos.

The recall is being issued because the mangos have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella gaminara. This organism can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. The source text notes that healthy persons infected with Salmonella are also at risk, though the specific symptoms for healthy individuals are not detailed in the provided excerpt.

The affected product was distributed in Arizona, Georgia, Illinois, Minnesota, New York, and Texas. The lot code for the recalling firm is DH80. Consumers should check their pantries for these specific cartons and dispose of them or return them to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Marathon brand- 4 kilo boxes, label on the mango says "MARATHON...PRODUCE OF MEXICO", 952 ctns. of number 6 mangos, 714 ctns. of number 7's, 1186 ctns. of number 8's, 952 ctns. of number 9's, 714 ctns. of number 10's, 476 ctns. of number 12's.
Affected units
4,994

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Lot numbers (1)

  • DH80 is lot code of recalling firm

Distribution

Distributed in 6 states:

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