The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0706-2014·Announced 2013-12-11

Crunch Pak Apple Slices Recalled for Listeria Contamination Risk

Crunch Pak, LLC is recalling Blue Raspberry Flavor Sliced Apples due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

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 5/5 (Critical).

Highest-severity recall. The hazard can cause serious injury or death. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Crunch Pak, LLC is recalling Crunch Pak Natural Blue Raspberry Flavor Sliced Apples. The product consists of 5/2 oz. bags packaged in a clamshell with a Monsters University image on the lid. The specific product is identified by the UPC 7 32313 08996 9 and has a Use By date of 11/18/13.

The recall is being conducted due to a potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The agency has classified this recall as Class I.

The affected products were distributed in Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. Consumers should check their pantries for this specific product and dispose of it or return it to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Crunch Pak Natural Blue Raspberry Flavor Sliced Apples, 5/2 oz. bags packaged in a clamshell. The lid has a Monsters University image. The clamshell package has the UPC 7 32313 08996 9. The clamshell package is labeled in parts: "***CRUNCH PAK***flavorz***Sliced Apples with…
Manufacturer
Crunch Pak, LLC
Hazard

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: 11/18/13.

Distribution

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 4 recalled by Crunch Pak, LLC 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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