California Snack Foods Recalls Caramel Apples Due to Listeria Risk
California Snack Foods Inc. is recalling Karm'l Dapple caramel apples because they may be associated with a Listeria monocytogenes outbreak.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class I
Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
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 5/5 (Critical).
Highest-severity recall. The hazard can cause serious injury or death. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.
Our severity reasoning: The source explicitly identifies the agency classification as Class I and cites a current Listeria monocytogenes outbreak, which meets the criteria for a Critical severity score.
Plain-English summary
California Snack Foods Inc. is recalling Karm'l Dapple caramel apples, including Brown/Peanut varieties, due to a potential association with a current Listeria monocytogenes outbreak. The firm was notified by its apple supplier regarding this risk. The affected products are sold in single 4 oz. sizes and 3-pack 12 oz. sizes, including Halloween varieties.
The recall includes products with Best Buy dates of August 15, 2014, and November 28, 2014. These items were distributed to five grocery chains in Arizona, California, Nevada, Texas, and Utah, as well as to walk-up customers at the California Snack Foods store on premises. The products contain ingredients such as fresh selected apples, sugar, and nonfat dry milk solids.
Consumers should stop eating these products immediately. Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen that can cause serious illness, particularly in pregnant women, newborns, older adults, and people with weakened immune systems. The FDA classifies this as a Class I recall, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product may cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
The recalled product
- Product
- Karm'l Dapple; Net Wt. 4 oz. (124g) Brown/Peanuts. Sold in Single size and 3 pack (12 oz. (340g) and Halloween Ingredients: Fresh Selected Apples, Sugar, Water Corn Syrup, Nonfat Dry Milk Solids, Cottonseed shortening and/or soybean oil, corn and soy cereal parts, flour…
- Manufacturer
- California Snack Foods Inc
- Category
- Food — Candy / Confectionery
- 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 (3)
- Best Buy dates of August 15
- 2014 and November 28
- 2014
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 4 recalled by California Snack Foods 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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