The Recall Desk
CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0879-2017·Announced 2016-12-28

Simply Fresh Fruit Recalls Tropical Salad Due to Listeria Risk

Simply Fresh Fruit is recalling 1-gallon pails of Tropical Salad because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

What this means for you

Highest-severity recall. Risk of serious injury or death is documented or strongly suspected. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.

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

Plain-English summary

Simply Fresh Fruit is recalling 1-gallon pails of Sysco Imported Tropical Salad (LS) with UPC 7486563429. The recall involves 60 pails of the product, which may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The affected product was distributed nationwide in the United States, specifically in Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Michigan, North Dakota, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, and Virginia. The product code is 4/27/2016.

Consumers who have purchased this product should check their inventory and stop using it if it matches the description and code provided. The recall is being conducted to prevent potential illness from Listeria contamination.

The recalled product

Product
1 GAL PAIL SYSCO IMP. TROPICAL SALAD - LS, UPC 7486563429
Manufacturer
Simply Fresh Fruit
Hazard
Affected units
60

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)

  • 4/27/2016

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

The notice also names 14 states specifically:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 26 recalled by Simply Fresh Fruit 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 26 products in this recall →