The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity: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.

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: 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.
Category
Food — Produce / Fresh Fruit
Hazard
Affected units
39,232

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:

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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