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SevereFDA (Food)·F-0092-2013·Announced 2012-10-17

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.

What this means for you

Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. 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
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

Distributed in 4 states:

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.

See all 9 products in this recall →