The Recall Desk
CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0893-2017·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.

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 source metadata explicitly identifies the agency classification as Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Simply Fresh Fruit is voluntarily recalling 2/1 GL Sysco Imported Fruit Mix products containing cantaloupe. The recall is being issued because the products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The affected products are identified by the UPC 10074865081938 and have codes of 4/26/2016 and 4/27/2016. A total of 373 cases 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 codes listed above. If the products are found, they should be discarded or returned to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
2/1 GL SYSCO IMP. FRUIT MIX -LS, UPC 10074865081938;
Manufacturer
Simply Fresh Fruit
Hazard
Affected units
373

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)

  • 4/26/2016 and 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 →