The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Food)·F-0980-2022·Announced 2022-04-13

MapleVale 18# Wet Salad Bucket Recalled for Listeria Contamination

Fruit Fresh Up, Inc. recalls MapleVale 18# Wet Salad Bucket due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Affected products were distributed in New York, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania.

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: FDA Class I classification mandates a minimum severity score of 4. Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen capable of serious illness and death.

Plain-English summary

MapleVale 18# Wet Salad Bucket is a ready-to-eat produce product containing cut cantaloupe, honeydew, pineapple, and grapes in watermelon juice with potassium sorbate, manufactured by Fruit Fresh Up, Inc.

The product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, a bacterium that can cause serious illness or death, particularly in pregnant women, children, and people with weakened immune systems.

Approximately 39,232 units were distributed in New York, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania. The affected Best By Date is 3/29/2022.

Consumers who have purchased this product should not consume it. The product should be discarded. Anyone concerned about potential illness should contact their healthcare provider.

The recalled product

Product
MapleVale 18# Wet Salad Bucket Cut Cantaloupe, Honeydew, Pineapple, Grapes in Watermelon Juice with Potassium sorbate added.
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 (1)

  • BBD: 3/29/2022

Distribution

Distributed in 3 states:

  • MA
  • NY
  • PA