The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·F-1772-2014·Announced 2014-04-23

Helados La Tapatia Recalls Pica de Gallo Fruit Bars for Listeria

Helados La Tapatia is recalling Pica de Gallo Fruit Bars because FDA environmental sampling found Listeria monocytogenes on food contact surfaces.

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 Listeria monocytogenes, a high-risk pathogen. Per the rubric, high-risk pathogens without reported illness are classified as High (Score 3).

Plain-English summary

Helados La Tapatia, Inc. is recalling Pica de Gallo Fruit Bars, 3 oz. The recall was initiated after FDA environmental sampling found 21 of 50 samples positive for Listeria monocytogenes, with 11 of these positives located on food contact surfaces.

The affected units are identified by UPC 6 34242- 10012 1. The product was distributed in California, Nevada, Arizona, Washington, Canada, and Guam.

Consumers should check their pantries for these specific fruit bars and dispose of them or return them to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Pica de Gallo Fruit Bar, 3 oz.,. Helados La Tapatia Fresno, CA 93706
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 (1)

  • All units with UPC 6 34242- 10012 1 (3 oz. bar)

Distribution

Distributed in 5 states:

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.

See all 53 products in this recall →

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