Caito Foods Recalls Mixed Melon Products for Salmonella Risk
Caito Foods Service, Inc. is recalling mixed melon products, including Whole Foods Market brand, due to potential Salmonella 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 4/5 (Severe).
The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: The agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a severity score of at least 4 per the rubric, and the hazard involves Salmonella, a high-risk pathogen.
Plain-English summary
Caito Foods Service, Inc. is voluntarily recalling multiple brands of mixed melon products, including the Whole Foods Market label Melon Combo (20 oz., UPC: 826766811205), because the products have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. The recall covers approximately 3,160,647.91 lbs. of product with Best By or Use By dates ranging from April 27, 2018, to June 16, 2018.
The affected products were distributed domestically in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nebraska, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia, Wisconsin, and West Virginia.
Consumers who have purchased these products should check their pantries for the specific UPC and dates listed above. If found, consumers should discard the product or return it to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Multiple Brands Mixed Melon: Customer Product Description Pack Weight UPC Label Description/Brand Whole Foods/ Amazon Melon Combo 20 oz., UPC: 826766811205, Whole Foods Market label
- Manufacturer
- Caito Foods Service, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Cut Fruit
- 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 (2)
- UPC: 826766811205
- Whole Foods Market label
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 26 recalled by Caito Foods Service, Inc. 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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