Helados La Tapatia Lemon Lime Fruit Bars Recalled for Listeria
Helados La Tapatia is recalling Lemon Lime Fruit Bars because FDA environmental sampling found Listeria monocytogenes in the facility.
What this means for you
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 recalling 4 oz. Lemon Lime (french) Fruit Bars and 4 oz. HLT packages intended for Canada. The recall is due to FDA environmental sampling that 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- 61005 7 (4 oz. bar) and 6 34242 61005 7 (Canada 4 oz. HLT). The products were distributed in California, Nevada, Arizona, Washington, Canada, and Guam.
Consumers should stop consuming these products and dispose of them or return them to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Lemon Lime (french) Fruit Bar,4 oz.,; Also packaged for Canada 4 oz. HLT. Helados La Tapatia Fresno, CA 93706
- Manufacturer
- Helados La Tapatia, Inc
- Category
- Food — Fruit Bars
- 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 (2)
- All units with UPC 6 34242- 61005 7 (4 oz. bar)
- 6 34242 61005 7 (Canada 4 oz. HLT)
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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