The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0895-2017·Announced 2016-12-28

Simply Fresh Fruit Recalls Cantaloupe and Fruit Mixes for 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 is the highest level of recall and indicates a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

Plain-English summary

Simply Fresh Fruit is voluntarily recalling 1-gallon and 4-gallon pails of Sysco Fruit Mix containing cantaloupe. The recall is being issued because the products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, a bacterium that can cause serious illness.

The affected products are identified by the following UPC codes: 7486540223 for the 1-gallon pail and 7486572788 for the 4-gallon pail. The recall covers a total of 470 one-gallon pails and 40 four-gallon pails. 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 codes and product descriptions listed above. If you have these items, you should stop using them and contact the recalling firm or your supplier for further instructions on how to return or dispose of the product.

The recalled product

Product
1 GL PAIL SYSCO FRUIT MIX - LS, UPC 7486540223; 4 GL Pail UPC 7486572788
Manufacturer
Simply Fresh Fruit
Category
Food — Fresh Produce / Fruit Mixes
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 (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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