Frozen fruit medley recalled due to potential Listeria contamination
Townsend Farms is recalling Private Selection 48oz Classic Fruit Medley due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The frozen product was distributed across 16 states.
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 recall is classified as FDA Class I, which mandates a minimum severity score of 4. Although no illnesses or deaths have been reported, Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen capable of causing serious illness.
Plain-English summary
Townsend Farms Inc has recalled approximately 86,200 bags of Private Selection 48oz Classic Fruit Medley due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.
The affected frozen fruit product has best-if-used-by dates of 05/03/24, 05/04/24, 05/10/24, and 05/18/24. Specific product codes subject to recall are F2202220, F2202213, F2202226, F2202230, F2202268, F2202273, F2202319, and F2202325. Distribution was limited to Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia.
Consumers should not consume this product. Those who have purchased it should return it to their retailer.
The recalled product
- Product
- Private Selection 48oz Classic Fruit Medley, frozen product, 8/48 oz bags per case. UPC 0 11110 82026 6. Distributed by The Kroger Co. Cincinnati, OH
- Manufacturer
- Townsend Farms Inc
- Category
- Food — Frozen Produce
- Hazard
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 (11)
- MEXICO
- CHILE & COSTA RICA F2202220 05/03/24 T3 PRODUCT OF USA
- CHILE & COSTARICA F2202213 05/04/24 T3 PRODUCT OF USA
- CHILE & COSTA RICA F2202226 05/04/24 T3 PRODUCT OF USA
- CHILE & COSTA RICA F2202230 05/10/24 T3 PRODUCT OF USA
- PERU
- CHILE & COSTA RICA F2202268 05/10/24 T3 PRODUCT OF USA
- CHILE & COSTA RICA F2202273 05/18/24 T3 PRODUCT OF USA
- CHILE
- PERU & COSTA RICA F2202319 05/18/24 T3 PRODUCT OF USA
- PERU & COSTARICA F2202325
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 4 recalled by Townsend Farms 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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