Sunset Fruit Bowl Recalled Due to Inadequate Sanitizer in Wash Water
Russ Davis Wholesale is recalling Sunset Fruit Bowl because of inadequate sanitizer in the wash water used during processing. The recall affects 87,915 units sold in Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.
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: This is an FDA Class II recall of fresh produce due to a serious food safety control failure in wash water sanitization. No illnesses or confirmed contamination has been reported at this time, making the hazard theoretical; per the rubric, this places the recall at Score 3.
Plain-English summary
Russ Davis Wholesale, LLC is recalling Sunset Fruit Bowl products, which contain pineapple, honeydew, cantaloupe, grapes, blueberries, and strawberries. The recall affects 87,915 units of the 3.5-pound boxes that were packed under various grocery store brands and distributed in Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.
The recall was initiated because inadequate sanitizer was used in the wash water during processing. This control failure puts consumers at risk of exposure to potentially dangerous microbial contamination. No illnesses have been reported in connection with this recall.
Consumers who purchased Sunset Fruit Bowl with the recalled lot codes (X5942941, X5945337, X5948089, X5950726, X5953319, X5956656, X5959405, X5962180, X5964798, X5967513, X5970063, X5973338, X5976211, X5979027, X5981711, X5984376, X5986973, X5990403, X5993173, X5995902, X5998607, or X6001289) and use-by dates between July 9 and August 2, 2022, should not consume the product. Affected consumers should dispose of the product or return it to the store where it was purchased.
The recalled product
- Product
- Sunset Fruit Bowl. Contains: Pineapple, Honeydew, Cantaloupe, Grapes, Blueberries, Strawberries. Keep Refrigerated. Item 81109. Net Wt. 3.5 lbs. Packed under grocery store brands.
- Manufacturer
- Russ Davis Wholesale, LLC
- Category
- Food — Fresh Produce
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 87,915
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 (20)
- Lot Code: X5942941
- X5945337
- X5948089
- X5950726
- X5953319
- X5956656
- X5959405
- X5962180
- X5964798
- X5967513
- X5970063
- X5973338
- X5976211
- X5979027
- X5981711
- X5984376
- X5986973
- X5990403
- X5993173
- X5995902
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 37 recalled by Russ Davis Wholesale, LLC 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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