Caito Foods Recalls Fresh Cut Melons for Salmonella Carrau Risk
Caito Foods LLC is recalling fresh cut watermelon, honeydew, cantaloupe, and mixed fruit due to potential Salmonella Carrau 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 5/5 (Critical).
Highest-severity recall. The hazard can cause serious injury or death. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.
Our severity reasoning: The agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a score of 5 per the rubric, indicating a reasonable probability of serious adverse health consequences.
Plain-English summary
Caito Foods LLC is recalling fresh cut watermelon, fresh cut honeydew melon, fresh cut cantaloupe, and fresh cut mixed fruit containing one of these melons. The recall involves 279,205 retail units. The affected products are identified by a "Best by" or "Use by" date of 4/19/2019 or any date prior.
The recall is being conducted because the products have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella Carrau. This is a Class I recall, which indicates a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
Consumers who have purchased these products should stop eating them and return them to the place of purchase for a refund or dispose of them. The source text does not specify the geographic distribution of the recalled items.
The recalled product
- Product
- Fresh cut watermelon, fresh cut honeydew melon, fresh cut cantaloupe and fresh cut mixed fruit containing one of these melons.
- Manufacturer
- Caito Foods LLC.
- Category
- Food — Fresh Cut Fruit
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 279,205
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)
- Best by or Use by 4/19/2019 and any date prior
Distribution
Distribution scope not specified by the agency.
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