The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-0105-2024·Announced 2023-03-22

Fresh Creative Cuisine Tropical Fruit Recalled for Listeria Contamination Risk

Fresh Creative Cuisine Black Label Fresh Cut Tropical Fruit is being recalled due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Affected products were sold January 24-30, 2023 in 11 eastern U.S. states.

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: This is an FDA Class I recall, the highest classification for food recalls, which requires a minimum severity score of 4. While no illnesses or deaths have been reported, Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen that can cause serious infection.

Plain-English summary

Fresh Creative Cuisine Black Label Fresh Cut Tropical Fruit, sold in 7.25 ounce single-serving packages (UPC 813141023223), is being recalled.

The recall was initiated because these products have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, a harmful bacterium.

The affected products were distributed to Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware, New York, Washington DC, New Jersey, North Carolina, Connecticut, South Carolina, Virginia, and Massachusetts. The recalled products were sold from January 24, 2023 through January 30, 2023.

Consumers who have purchased this product should not consume it. Return the product to the point of purchase or dispose of it safely.

The recalled product

Product
Fresh Creative Cuisine Black Label, Fresh Cut Tropical Fruit, Net . Wt. 7.25 Oz. Single Serving, Keep refrigerated
Hazard
Affected units
273

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)

  • UPC Code : 813141023223

Distribution

Distributed in 11 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 409 recalled by FRESH IDEATION FOOD GROUP, LLC dba Fresh Creative Cuisine 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 409 products in this recall →

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