The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-0117-2023·Announced 2022-11-02

Caribou Coffee Snack Fruit and Cheese Plate Recalled for Listeria Risk

Cut Fruit Express is recalling Caribou Coffee Snack Fruit and Cheese Plates due to potential Listeria in the Brie cheese. Affected units were distributed in Minnesota with Use By dates from September 30 to October 9, 2022.

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: FDA Class I classification indicates serious potential health risk. Although no deaths or reported illnesses have occurred, Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen, meeting the threshold for Severe (score 4) rather than Critical (score 5).

Plain-English summary

Cut Fruit Express, Inc. is recalling Caribou Coffee Snack Fruit and Cheese Plates (item #3818, 6.2 oz / 176g) because the Brie cheese has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The recalled product was distributed in Minnesota. A total of 210 units were affected with Use By dates of September 30, October 2, October 4, October 7, and October 9, 2022.

Consumers who have purchased this product should not consume it. Those who have consumed the product and have concerns about their health should contact their healthcare provider or call their state health department. The product should be discarded.

The recalled product

Product
Caribou Coffee Snack Fruit and Cheese Plate, item # 3818, Net Wt 6.2 oz. (176g) 3 cheeses, red grapes, apples, rosemary crackers. Keep Refrigerated. Manufactured By: Cut Fruit Express, Inver Grove Heights, MN
Hazard
Affected units
210

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 (4)

  • Use By: 9/30/2022
  • 10/2/2022
  • 10/4/2022
  • 10/7/2022 and 10/9/2022

Distribution

Distributed in 1 state:

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