The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-1714-2013·Announced 2013-07-24

Fresh Unlimited Recalls Sweet & Sassy Apple Salad Due to Listeria

Fresh Unlimited Inc is recalling Sweet & Sassy Apple Salad because a supplier ingredient was linked to a Listeria monocytogenes 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 source text explicitly identifies the agency classification as Class I, which mandates a score of 5 according to the rubric. Additionally, the hazard involves Listeria monocytogenes, a high-risk pathogen.

Plain-English summary

Fresh Unlimited Inc is voluntarily recalling 189 bags of Sweet & Sassy Apple Salad. The product is packaged in plastic bags inside paper cartons, with 5 bags per case. The recall is being conducted because the firm was informed that a supplier's sunflower raisin mix packets were part of a previous recall by Lipari Foods due to contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.

The affected product has SKU # 74891, a pack size of 6.125 lbs per case, and a use-by date of 6/17/2013. The product was distributed to Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, New York, Ohio, and Pennsylvania.

Consumers who have purchased this product should check their pantries for the specific use-by date and SKU number listed above. If the product is found, consumers should discard it or return it to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Sweet & Sassy Apple Salad; packaged in plastic bags inside paper cartons, 5 bags per case.
Manufacturer
Fresh Unlimited Inc
Category
Food — Salads
Hazard
Affected units
189

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 (8)

  • The affect product has the following SKU #
  • Description
  • Pack Size
  • and Use by Date
  • respectively: 74891
  • Sweet & Sassy Apple Salad
  • 6.125lbs per case
  • 6/17/2013.

Distribution

Distributed in 6 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 4 recalled by Fresh Unlimited 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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