The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity: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.

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 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.
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 (1)

  • BBD: 3/29/2022

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.

See all 12 products in this recall →

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