Cut Fruit Express Recalls Cantaloupe Products Due to Salmonella Risk
Cut Fruit Express is recalling various cantaloupe products because the supplier recalled the raw cantaloupe after a positive Salmonella sample.
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 recall is classified as FDA Class I, which indicates a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death. Additionally, the hazard involves Salmonella, a high-risk pathogen.
Plain-English summary
Cut Fruit Express, Inc. is recalling multiple varieties of processed cantaloupe, including chunks, halves, diced pieces, and fruit cups. The products are distributed under brands such as Upper Lakes Foods, H. Brooks, Festival Foods, Reinhart Marshall, Holiday Pantry, and Kwik Trip.
The recall was initiated because the supplier, DFI Marketing, recalled the raw cantaloupe used in these products following a positive Salmonella sample. The affected products were distributed in Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. Use-by dates for the recalled items range from September 11 to September 14.
Consumers who have purchased these products should check their use-by dates and UPC codes against the list provided by the manufacturer. If the products match the description, consumers should stop using them and contact the manufacturer for instructions on disposal or return.
The recalled product
- Product
- CANTALOUPE: UPPER LAKES Foods 142901 CANTALOUPE CHUNK 2/3# UPPER LAKES Foods 142800 CANTALOUPE HALVED/PEELED 2/5# & 5# USF 4259982 CANTALOUPE DICED 1/2" X 1/2" 2/5# CCP USF 4384418 CANTALOUPE CHUNKS 25# USF 8138646 CANTALOUPE CHUNK 4/5# USF 5985015…
- Manufacturer
- Cut Fruit Express, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Cut Fruit
- Hazard
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)
- Use-by 9/11 to 9/14
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 9 recalled by Cut Fruit Express, Inc. under a single FDA (Food) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.
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