Agency classClass IOur severity:Severe FDA (Food)·F-0900-2017·Announced 2016-12-28

Simply Fresh Fruit Recalls Cantaloupe and Fruit Mixes for Listeria Risk

Simply Fresh Fruit is recalling cantaloupe and fruit mixes with cantaloupe 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 4/5 (Severe).

The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a minimum severity score of 4 per the rubric. Additionally, Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen.

Plain-English summary

Simply Fresh Fruit is recalling cantaloupe and fruit mixes with cantaloupe because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The specific product identified in the recall notice is 1 GL CVF FRUIT SALAD DELUXE IN GRAPE JUICE, UPC 50758108455745.

The recall involves 10 pails of the product. The distribution pattern is nationwide in the US, specifically in AL, AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, LA, MI, ND, OH, SC, TN, UT, and VA. The code information provided is 4/22/2016.

Consumers should check their pantries for the recalled product and dispose of it or return it to the place of purchase. The source text does not specify further consumer instructions beyond the recall action.

The recalled product

Product: 1 GL CVF FRUIT SALAD DELUXE IN GRAPE JUICE, UPC 50758108455745
Manufacturer: Simply Fresh Fruit
Category: Food — Fresh Produce / Fruit Mixes
Hazard: listeria
Affected units: 10

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)

4/22/2016

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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