The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0887-2017·Announced 2016-12-28

Simply Fresh Fruit Recalls Cantaloupe and Fruit Mixes for Listeria Risk

Simply Fresh Fruit is recalling cantaloupe and fruit mixes containing cantaloupe 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 source metadata explicitly identifies the agency classification as Class I, which corresponds to a Critical severity score per the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Simply Fresh Fruit is recalling specific lots of cantaloupe and fruit mixes that include cantaloupe. The recall is being issued because the products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The affected products are identified as 4/1 GL CANT/HONEYDEW/PINEAPPLE 3/4" with UPC 4294740192. The recall covers 13 cases with codes dated 4/27/2016 and 4/26/2016. These products 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 these products should check their inventory for the specific UPC and dates listed above. If the products are found, they should be discarded or returned to the place of purchase. The source text does not specify a particular action for consumers other than the recall itself, but standard practice for Listeria recalls involves avoiding consumption of the affected items.

The recalled product

Product
4/1 GL CANT/HONEYDEW/PINEAPPLE 3/4", UPC 4294740192
Manufacturer
Simply Fresh Fruit
Hazard
Affected units
13

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 and 4/26/2016

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 →

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