G.O. Fresh Recalls Cantaloupe Fruit Variety Garden-to-Go Due to Salmonella Risk
G.O. Fresh is voluntarily recalling specific cut fruit items containing cantaloupe due to potential Salmonella contamination linked to a DFI Marketing recall.
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 agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a minimum severity score of 4 according to the rubric, despite the lack of reported illnesses in the source text.
Plain-English summary
G.O. Fresh in Minnesota is voluntarily recalling specific cut items that contain cantaloupe. This action is being taken because the cantaloupe ingredient has been recalled by DFI Marketing, Inc. due to potential Salmonella contamination.
The affected product is identified as SYSCO Imperial 5370204 30/4.5 OZ/ ,30# FRUIT VARIETY GARDEN-TO-GO. The specific items involved have best-by dates of 9/15/12 and 9/16/12, with codes 130249 and 130250. A total of 721 cases were distributed to Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, and Wisconsin.
Consumers who have purchased these specific items should stop using them and contact G.O. Fresh for further instructions. The recall is precautionary based on the potential contamination of the cantaloupe component.
The recalled product
- Product
- SYSCO Imperial 5370204 30/4.5 OZ/ ,30# FRUIT VARIETY GARDEN-TO-GO 130249 & 130250 BEST BY 9/15/12 & 9/16/12 .
- Manufacturer
- G.O. Fresh
- Category
- Food — Cut Fruit
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 721
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)
- BEST BY 9/15/12 & 9/16/12
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 9 recalled by G.O. Fresh 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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