The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·F-0887-2013·Announced 2013-01-23

Fresh Unlimited Recalls Red Apple Slices for Listeria Risk

Fresh Unlimited Inc is recalling specific packages of Red Apple Slices due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Food): Class II

Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.

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 3/5 (High).

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a high-risk pathogen (Listeria monocytogenes) without reported illness, which meets the criteria for a High severity score.

Plain-English summary

Fresh Unlimited Inc is recalling specific packages of Red Apple Slices due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The affected products include 2.4 oz, 20 oz, and 14 oz packages identified by Item #71746, Item #71729, and Item #71735. Item #71729 is sold under the brand name Sonic with UPC 95829 20000, while the other two packages are in clear plastic bags.

The recalled product was shipped to Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, North Carolina, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, Wisconsin, and West Virginia. Specific use-by dates for the affected lots are 11/30/12 for Item #71729, and 12/3/12 or 12/6/12 for Items #71746 and #71735.

Consumers who have purchased these specific packages should check their use-by dates and item numbers. If they possess the recalled product, they should stop consuming it and contact the retailer or manufacturer for further instructions.

The recalled product

Product
Red Apple Slices 2.4 oz, Item #71746, 20 oz, Item # 71729 14 oz, Item # 71735. Item #71729 is sold under the brand name Sonic UPC 95829 20000. The other two packages are in clear plastic bags.
Manufacturer
Fresh Unlimited Inc
Category
Food — Fresh Produce
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 (7)

  • 2 oz Use By 11/30/12 Item #71729
  • UPC 95829 2000
  • 2 oz
  • Use By 12/3/12
  • Item #71746
  • 14 oz
  • 12/6/12 Item # 71735.

Distribution

Distributed in 15 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 12 recalled by Fresh Unlimited Inc 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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