Freshouse Produce Recalls Wegmans Valencia Oranges Due to Listeria Risk
Freshouse Produce is recalling Wegmans Valencia Oranges after environmental sampling tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes. The product was distributed to wholesalers in Maryland and retailers in North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Virginia.
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 involves Listeria monocytogenes, a high-risk pathogen, and the agency classification is FDA Class II. Per the rubric, high-risk pathogens without reported illness correspond to a score of 3.
Plain-English summary
Freshouse Produce is voluntarily recalling Wegmans Valencia Oranges, 4lb mesh bags, UPC 77890 52363, due to the potential presence of Listeria monocytogenes. The recall involves 1,694 4lb mesh bags and 36 40lb boxes. The firm initiated the recall after receiving positive environmental sampling results for the pathogen.
The affected product was shipped to wholesalers in Maryland and to retail locations in North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Virginia. The retail packages do not have specific codes, but the bulk boxes have Shipper Reference Numbers 1187099, 1187015, and 1187112.
Consumers who have purchased these oranges should discard them or return them to the place of purchase. Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen that can cause serious illness, particularly in pregnant women, older adults, and individuals with weakened immune systems.
The recalled product
- Product
- Wegmans Valencia Oranges, 4lb mesh bag, UPC 77890 52363
- Manufacturer
- Freshouse Produce
- Category
- Food — Fresh 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 (1)
- 1187015 & 1187112.
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 4 recalled by Freshouse Produce 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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