The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-2342-2012·Announced 2012-09-26

F&S Produce Recalls Fresh Cut Mangoes Due to Salmonella Risk

F&S Produce is voluntarily recalling fresh-cut mangoes with best-by dates on or before August 28, 2012, due to potential Salmonella contamination.

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 agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

F&S Produce Co., Inc. of Rosenhayn, NJ is initiating a voluntary recall of a limited quantity of expired products containing fresh-cut mangoes. The affected products are Garden Pure Fresh Cut Mango 9 oz (255 g) with a best-by date on or before August 28, 2012, and UPC 8 01172 20149 5. The recall involves 2,148 units.

The recall is being conducted because Daniella brand mangoes distributed by F&S Produce may be contaminated with Salmonella, following an FDA recall by Splendid Products. The products were distributed in Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia, Florida, and Washington D.C.

Consumers who have purchased these products should check their best-by dates and UPC codes. If the products match the description, consumers should discard them or return them to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Garden Pure Fresh Cut Mango 9 oz .(255 g) Best By: 08/28/12 and before Packed by F& S Produce Co. Inc. Headquarters, Rosehayn, NJ 06532 UPC 8 01172 20149 5
Affected units
2,148

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)

  • Best By: 08/28/12 and before UPC 8 01172 20149 5

Distribution

Distributed in 13 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 13 recalled by F & S Produce Co., Inc. (Site II) 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 13 products in this recall →

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