The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0883-2017·Announced 2016-12-28

Simply Fresh Fruit Recalls Cantaloupe Mixes Due to Listeria Risk

Simply Fresh Fruit is recalling 4 GL pails of fruit mix with cantaloupe because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

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 per the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Simply Fresh Fruit is voluntarily recalling 4 GL pails of fruit mix with cantaloupe, identified by UPC 4294710455. The recall involves 11 pails with code dates of 4/25/2016 and 4/27/2106.

The product is being recalled because it may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The affected fruit mixes were 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.

Consumers who have purchased this product should check their inventory for the specific UPC and code dates listed above. If the product is found, it should be discarded or returned to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
4 GL PAIL FRUIT MIX-SMALL CUT, UPC 4294710455
Manufacturer
Simply Fresh Fruit
Category
Food — Canned / Preserved Fruit
Hazard
Affected units
11

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)

  • 4/25/2016 and 4/27/2106

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 →

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