The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-0981-2022·Announced 2022-04-13

Doodlebugs Tidbits Mix Recalled Due to Potential Listeria Contamination

Fruit Fresh Up, Inc. is recalling Doodlebugs Tidbits Mix (cantaloupe, honeydew, pineapple, watermelon) distributed in New York, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

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 of 4 per the scoring rules. The hazard is Listeria monocytogenes, a high-risk pathogen. No illnesses or deaths have been reported in the source text.

Plain-English summary

Fruit Fresh Up, Inc. is recalling Doodlebugs 12 # Tidbits Mix (cantaloupe, honeydew, pineapple, watermelon) due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The recalled products total 39,232 units with UPC 647793000017.

Best-by dates on affected products are 3/7/2022, 3/12/2022, 3/14/2022, 3/19/2022, 3/21/2022, and 3/26/2022. These products were distributed in New York, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania.

Consumers who have purchased this product should not eat it. Dispose of the product or return it to the retailer where it was purchased.

The recalled product

Product
Doodlebugs 12 # Tidbits Mix (cantaloupe, honeydew, pineapple, watermelon )
Manufacturer
Fruit Fresh Up, Inc.
Category
Food — Fresh Produce
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 (6)

  • UPC: 647793000017 BBD: 3/7/2022
  • 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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