Sun Rich Fresh Foods Recalls Fresh Cut Red Apple Slices for Listeria Risk
Sun Rich Fresh Foods Inc is recalling fresh cut red apple slices due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The product was distributed to retail and food service locations in nine states.
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 metadata explicitly identifies the agency classification as FDA Class I, which corresponds to a Critical severity score of 5 according to the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Sun Rich Fresh Foods Inc is voluntarily recalling specific packages of Fresh Cut Red Apple Slices. The recall is being conducted because the product has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The affected products include various package sizes, such as 2 x 3 lbs, 4 x 3 lbs, 100x 2 oz., 24 x 2 oz., and 3 lbs. units.
The recalled apple slices were distributed domestically to retail stores, distributors, and food service establishments in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, Ohio, Wisconsin, and West Virginia. The source text does not indicate distribution to Department of Defense or Veterans Affairs facilities.
Consumers who have purchased these products should check their packaging for the specific UPC codes and lot codes listed in the official recall notice. If the product matches the recalled items, consumers should stop using it and contact the manufacturer or retailer for a refund or replacement. Listeria monocytogenes is a bacterium that can cause serious illness, particularly in pregnant women, older adults, and individuals with weakened immune systems.
The recalled product
- Product
- Fresh Cut Red Apple Slices 2 x 3 lbs; 4 x 3 lbs; USA 100x 2 oz.; 24 x 2 oz.; USA 3 lbs.
- Manufacturer
- Sun Rich Fresh Foods Inc
- Category
- Food — Fresh Cut Produce
- 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 (19)
- UPC Code: 060243005088
- Best BY Date: 2015 MA 17
- Lot Codes: 2512041
- 2514041
- 2515041
- 2518041
- 2519041
- 2521041
- 2522041
- 2525041
- 2526041 UPC Code:060243005088
- 2526041 UPC Code:060243012932
- Best BY Date: 2015 MA 16
- Lot Codes: 2510041
- 2511041
- 2513041
- 2517041
- 2520041
- 2524041
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 5 recalled by Sun Rich Fresh 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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