Fresh & Easy Organic Apple Juice Recalled for Potential Patulin Contamination
Fresh & Easy is recalling Organic 100% Apple Juice from concentrate because it may be contaminated with patulin. The product was distributed in California, Arizona, and Nevada.
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 3/5 (High).
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class II, and patulin is a mycotoxin associated with health risks. The rubric assigns a score of 3 to high-risk pathogens or risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported.
Plain-English summary
Fresh & Easy is voluntarily recalling Fresh & Easy Organic 100% Apple Juice from concentrate, 64 oz, 8 units/case. The recall is being issued because the product may be contaminated with patulin.
The affected product was distributed in California, Arizona, and Nevada. The recall covers 173 cases. Specific lot codes and expiration dates are provided in the official recall notice for identification purposes.
Consumers who have purchased this product should check their pantries for the specific lot codes and expiration dates listed in the official FDA notice. If the product matches the recalled description, consumers should stop using it and contact the retailer or manufacturer for a refund or replacement.
The recalled product
- Product
- Fresh & Easy Organic 100% Apple Juice from concentrate, 64 oz, 8 units/case. UPC/Barcode: 50513790021007 ORIN: 100012615 SPORIN: 100012623
- Manufacturer
- Fresh And Easy
- Category
- Food — Beverages
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 173
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 (3)
- Lot Code: 3690430491
- expiration 2/18/2014. Lot Code: 3690430701
- expiration 3/11/2014.
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