Sugar Daddy Caramel Apples Recalled Due to Listeria Outbreak Link
Sugar Daddy LTD is recalling 1,000 Caramel Apples because CDC epidemiologists linked a Listeria monocytogenes illness outbreak to the product.
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 agency classification is FDA Class I, and the source text explicitly states that CDC epidemiologists have linked an outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes illness to the product, indicating reported illness.
Plain-English summary
Sugar Daddy LTD is voluntarily recalling 1,000 retail units of Caramel Apples labeled as Merbs Candies, Double Dipped, St. Louis. The product is individually wrapped in plastic. The recall is being conducted because CDC epidemiologists have linked an outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes illness to caramel apples.
The affected product was distributed wholesale to supermarkets and other retailers in eastern Missouri and southern Illinois. The firm also distributed the apples through its local retail store and via the internet to consumers nationwide. No specific lot codes are applied to the product.
Consumers who purchased these specific caramel apples should stop consuming them and dispose of the product or return it to the place of purchase for a refund.
The recalled product
- Product
- Caramel Apple labeled as Merbs Candies, Double Dipped, St. Louis individually wrapped in plastic
- Manufacturer
- Sugar Daddy LTD
- Category
- Food — Candy / Confectionery
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 1,000
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 codes are applied to product
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 2 recalled by Sugar Daddy LTD 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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