Helados La Tapatia Lemon Fruit Bars Recalled for Listeria Contamination
Helados La Tapatia is recalling Lemon Fruit Bars because FDA environmental sampling detected Listeria monocytogenes in the facility.
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 a high-risk pathogen (Listeria monocytogenes) without reported illness, which meets the criteria for a High severity score.
Plain-English summary
Helados La Tapatia, Inc. is voluntarily recalling Lemon Fruit Bars, 3 oz., and six-pack boxes. The recall was initiated after FDA environmental sampling found 21 of 50 samples positive for Listeria monocytogenes, with 11 of these positives occurring on food contact surfaces.
The affected products are identified by UPC 6 34242-10002 2 for the 3 oz. bar and UPC 6 34242-16001 9 for the six-pack box. The products were distributed in California, Nevada, Arizona, Washington, Canada, and Guam.
Consumers who have purchased these products should stop using them and return them to the place of purchase for a refund or dispose of them. The source text does not report any illnesses or injuries associated with this recall.
The recalled product
- Product
- Lemon Fruit Bar, 3 oz.,. Also packaged in six pack box. Helados La Tapatia Fresno, CA 93706
- Manufacturer
- Helados La Tapatia, Inc
- Category
- Food — Candy / Confectionery
- Hazard
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 53 recalled by Helados La Tapatia, 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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