The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-0035-2013·Announced 2012-10-17

Cut Fruit Express Recalls Cantaloupe, Pineapple, and Watermelon Mix

Cut Fruit Express, Inc. is recalling 15-ounce fruit mix containers due to a positive Salmonella sample found in processed cantaloupe.

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 4/5 (Severe).

The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

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 presence of Salmonella is a high-risk pathogen.

Plain-English summary

Cut Fruit Express, Inc. is recalling 372 cases of 15-ounce (425g) containers of cantaloupe, pineapple, and watermelon mix. The product is identified by the UPC 0 3823233531 7 and has use-by dates ranging from September 11 to September 14. The recall was initiated because the supplier, DFI Marketing, recalled processed cantaloupe after a positive Salmonella sample was detected.

The affected product was distributed by H. Brooks & Co in Minneapolis, MN, and was available in Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. Consumers who have purchased this product should check their pantries for the specific UPC and use-by dates listed above.

If you have this product, you should stop consuming it immediately. You may return the product to the place of purchase for a refund or dispose of it. No illnesses have been reported in connection with this recall.

The recalled product

Product
CANTALOUPE, PINEAPPLE AND WATERMELON: H.Brooks & Company 33531 FRUIT MIX CPW SPEARS 15oz (425g) 4 per case UPC# 0 3823233531 7. Distributed by H. Brooks & Co Mpls. MN55112.
Affected units
372

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

Distributed in 3 states:

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.

See all 9 products in this recall →

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