The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-2344-2012·Announced 2012-09-26

F&S Produce Recalls Expired Garden Pure Mixed Fruit Due to Salmonella Risk

F&S Produce Co. is voluntarily recalling expired Garden Pure Mixed Fruit containing fresh-cut mangoes due to a potential Salmonella contamination risk identified in related products.

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 minimum severity score of 4, and the presence of Salmonella, a high-risk pathogen, in a Class I recall context elevates the severity to Critical (5) per the rubric's criteria for severe health risks.

Plain-English summary

F&S Produce Co., Inc. of Rosenhayn, NJ is initiating a voluntary recall of a limited quantity of expired Garden Pure Mixed Fruit products. The affected items contain fresh-cut mangoes and have a code date on or before August 28, 2012. The recall is being conducted because Daniella brand mangoes distributed by the firm may be contaminated with Salmonella, a finding that prompted a related FDA recall by Splendid Products.

The recall covers 652 units of the 48 oz (1.36 kg) product. These items 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 this product should check their code dates. If the date is on or before August 28, 2012, they should discard the product or return it to the place of purchase. The recall is voluntary and addresses a potential contamination risk associated with the fresh-cut mangoes in the mix.

The recalled product

Product
Garden Pure Mixed Fruit Net Wt. 48 oz (1.36 kg) Best By: 8/28/12 and before F& S Produce Co. Inc. Headquarters, Rosenhayn, NJ 08532 6 001172 00264 1
Affected units
652

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: 8/28/12 and before 6 001172 00264 1

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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