The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Food)·F-0973-2022·Announced 2022-04-13

Multiple cantaloupe products recalled due to potential Listeria contamination

Fruit Fresh Up, Inc. is recalling six cantaloupe products distributed in NY, MA, and PA (39,232 units) due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Products have best-by dates between March 5 and March 26, 2022.

What this means for you

Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: This is an FDA Class I recall, which establishes a minimum severity score of 4 per recall classification rules. The hazard is Listeria monocytogenes, a high-risk pathogen, and no illnesses or deaths have been reported.

Plain-English summary

Fruit Fresh Up, Inc. is recalling six cantaloupe products that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The recalled products were distributed in New York, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania.

The affected products are: (1) Wegmans 32oz Cantaloupe Spears (UPC 077890260579), (2) Fresh Harvest 18oz Cantaloupe Spears (UPC 64779300398), (3) Tops Large Cantaloupe, (4) Tops Small Cantaloupe, (5) Lexington Co-op 10oz Cantaloupe Chunk (UPC 64779300369), and (6) EDU Kids 2oz Cantaloupe tidbits (UPC 647793000024). Products have best-by dates between March 5, 2022 and March 26, 2022. A total of 39,232 units are subject to this recall.

Consumers who have purchased affected products should not consume them and should discard them or return them to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
All BBD 03/05/22 through 03/23/2022 1. Wegmans 32oz Cantaloupe Spears 2. Fresh Harvest 18oz Cantaloupe Spears 3. Tops Large Cantaloupe 4. Tops Small Cantaloupe 5. Lexington Co-op 10oz Cantaloupe Chunk (4/cs) 6. EDU Kids 2 oz. Cantaloupe tidbits
Manufacturer
Fruit Fresh Up, Inc.
Hazard
  • listeria

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 (5)

  • 3/12/2022
  • 3/14/2022
  • 3/19/2022
  • 3/21/2022
  • 3/26/2022

Distribution

Distributed in 3 states:

  • MA
  • NY
  • PA