The Recall Desk
CriticalFDA (Food)·F-1296-2015·Announced 2015-03-04

Fast & Fresh Mixed Apples and Oranges Recalled for Listeria Risk

Washington Harvest is recalling Fast & Fresh mixed apples and oranges because the Granny Smith apples are linked to a Listeria monocytogenes outbreak.

What this means for you

Highest-severity recall. Risk of serious injury or death is documented or strongly suspected. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class I, which meets the rubric criteria for a Critical severity score (5).

Plain-English summary

Washington Harvest Wapato is recalling Mixed Apples And/or Oranges sold under the Fast & Fresh brand. The product consists of a combination of Fuji Apples, Granny Smith Apples, and Oranges, packed in poly bags or mesh bags. The recall is being conducted because the product contains Bidart's Granny Smith apples that have been implicated in a Listeria monocytogenes outbreak.

The affected product was distributed in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Kentucky, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Washington. The source text does not specify lot numbers or expiration dates, noting that no coding is used on the poly bags by the manufacturer.

Consumers who have purchased this product should check their refrigerators and discard any items matching this description. The recall is classified as FDA Class I, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

The recalled product

Product
Mixed Apples And/or Oranges, sold under brand Fast & Fresh Grab some goodness Product is a combination of Fuji Apples, Granny Smith Apples and Oranges The product is packed in Poly bags 10/4 lb. bags per case or 8/5 pound mesh bags per case.
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 (1)

  • No coding is used by Washington Harvest on the poly bag.

Distribution

Distributed in 13 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 2 recalled by Washington Harvest Wapato 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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Same manufacturer · Washington Harvest Wapato

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