Kirkland Signature Real Sliced Fruit Recalled for Salmonella Contamination

Plain-English summary

Oregon Freeze Dry Inc. is recalling Kirkland Signature brand Real Sliced Fruit, Item # 527069, due to contamination with Salmonella. The product is sold in cardboard cases containing 20 plastic pouches: 10 pouches of Fuji Apple Slices, 5 pouches of Strawberry Banana Slices, and 5 pouches of Fuji Apple Slices with Cinnamon. The master case UPC is 0 96619 52706 9.

The affected product has a "Best Before" date ranging from February 14, 2015, to March 11, 2015. A total of 59,780 cases were distributed. The product was distributed by Costco Wholesale Corp. to Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Wisconsin, and Puerto Rico.

Consumers should check their pantries for this specific product and UPC. If they have the recalled product, they should discard it or return it to the place of purchase for a refund. The FDA classifies this as a Class I recall, which is the most serious type of recall.

The recalled product

Product

Kirkland Signature brand Real Sliced Fruit, Item # 527069. The UPC on the master cardboard case is 0 96619 52706 9. Each cardboard case consists of 20 plastic pouches (7.41 oz): 10 pouches of Fuji Apple Slices, 5 pouches of Strawberry Banana Slices, and 5 pouches of Fuji Appl

Manufacturer

Oregon Freeze Dry Inc

Category

Food — Dried Fruit

Hazard

• salmonella

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