The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:ModerateFDA (Food)·F-1105-2016·Announced 2016-04-27

Materne Recalls GoGo squeeZ Applesauce Pouches Due to Residue

Materne North America Corp. is voluntarily recalling specific GoGo squeeZ applesauce pouches due to potential adulteration from food product residue.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Food): Class II

Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.

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 2/5 (Moderate).

Minor labeling or packaging issue, or a voluntary precautionary recall. Risk of harm is low but real — follow the manufacturer's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The recall is a voluntary precautionary action for potential adulteration from food product residue, which aligns with the rubric for low-risk contamination or voluntary precautionary recalls.

Plain-English summary

Materne North America Corp. is voluntarily recalling specific packages of GoGo squeeZ non-organic Apple Sauce pouches. The recall is due to potential adulteration from food product residue.

The affected product is the GoGo squeeZ, non-organic Apple Sauce pouches, 3.2 oz., 12 x4, Apple/Pear Flavor Variety. The recall covers 4,780,784 cases with Best Before Dates ranging from 12/4/15 to 3/4/17. Item numbers 120461 and 120529 are affected. Pouches have 5-digit Production Codes beginning with "US" followed by 01 through 08, and cases have 6-digit codes ending in 01 through 08.

The product was distributed nationwide in the United States and in Canada and France. Consumers should check their pantries for these specific packages and stop consuming the product if it matches the description.

The recalled product

Product
GoGo squeeZ, non-organic Apple Sauce pouches, 3.2 oz., 12 x4, Apple/Pear Flavor Variety
Manufacturer
Materne North America Corp
Category
Food — Applesauce
Hazard
Affected units
4,780,784

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 (15)

  • GoGo squeeZ
  • non-organic Apple Sauce pouches
  • 3.2 oz.
  • 12 x4
  • Apple/Pear Flavor Variety
  • Best Before Date of 12/4/15-3/4/17
  • and followed by 01
  • 02
  • 03
  • 04
  • 05
  • 06
  • 07 or 08
  • Cases have a 6-digit code ending in the last two digits 01
  • 07 or 08.

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

The notice also names 45 states specifically:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 17 recalled by Materne North America Corp 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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