The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-0971-2022·Announced 2022-04-13

Multiple Brands of Pineapple Spears and Chunks Recalled for Listeria Contamination

Fruit Fresh Up is recalling multiple pineapple products sold under various store brands due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Affected products were distributed in New York, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania with best-by dates from March 5 to March 23, 2022.

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: FDA Class I designation requires a minimum severity score of 4. Although no illnesses or deaths have been reported, Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen, and the Class I classification indicates the FDA determined the product poses a direct health hazard.

Plain-English summary

Fruit Fresh Up, Inc. is recalling seven different pineapple products sold under various retail store brands (Wegmans, Fresh Harvest, Tops, Lexington Co-op, and EDU Kids) due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. A total of 39,232 units have been recalled. The affected products include items ranging from 2-ounce tidbit portions to 32-ounce packages of spears and chunks.

The recalled products were distributed in New York, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania. The products in question carry best-by dates between March 5 and March 23, 2022.

Consumers who have purchased any of the affected pineapple products during the affected date range should not consume them. Anyone who believes they have consumed a recalled product and has concerns should seek appropriate medical guidance.

The recalled product

Product
1. Wegmans 32oz Pineapple Spears 2. Fresh Harvest 18oz Pineapple Spears 3. Fresh Harvest 6# Pine Bucket 4. Tops Small Pineapple 5. Lexington Co-op 10oz Pineapple chunks 6. Lexington Co-op 32oz Pineapple Spears 7. EDU Kids 2 oz. Pineapple tidbits
Manufacturer
Fruit Fresh Up, Inc.
Category
Food — Produce / Fresh Fruit
Hazard
Affected units
39,232

Distribution

Distributed in 3 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 12 recalled by Fruit Fresh Up, Inc. 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.

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