The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0889-2017·Announced 2016-12-28

Simply Fresh Fruit Recalls Cantaloupe and Fruit Mixes Due to Listeria Risk

Simply Fresh Fruit is recalling specific cantaloupe and fruit mix products 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 minimum severity score of 4, and the presence of Listeria monocytogenes contamination in ready-to-eat foods is a high-risk pathogen scenario typically associated with severe health consequences, warranting the highest severity rating in the absence of specific injury data that might lower it, though Class I alone often implies a reasonable probability of serious adverse health consequences.

Plain-English summary

Simply Fresh Fruit is voluntarily recalling 1 GL PAIL SYSCO FRUIT MIX - LS products, identified by UPC 47486540223. The recall involves 210 pails of the product.

The recall is being conducted because the cantaloupe and fruit mixes with cantaloupe may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The affected products have a code date of 4/27/2016.

The products were distributed nationwide in the United States to the following states: AL, AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, LA, MI, ND, OH, SC, TN, UT, and VA. Consumers should check their pantries for these specific products and dispose of them or return them to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
1 GL PAIL SYSCO FRUIT MIX - LS, UPC 47486540223
Manufacturer
Simply Fresh Fruit
Category
Food — Fresh Produce / Fruit Mixes
Hazard
Affected units
210

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 →

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