The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-2346-2012·Announced 2012-09-26

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

F&S Produce Co. is voluntarily recalling Signature Cafe Fruit Basket Medley containing fresh-cut mangoes due to a potential Salmonella contamination risk.

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 4/5 (Severe).

The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a minimum severity score of 4 according to the rubric, regardless of the lack of reported illnesses in the text.

Plain-English summary

F&S Produce Co., Inc. of Rosenhayn, NJ, is initiating a voluntary recall of a limited quantity of expired Signature Cafe Fruit Basket Medley 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, as determined by a related FDA recall by Splendid Products.

The recall involves 5,556 units of the 30-ounce product, identified by UPC 0 2113006918 7. These 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 this product should check their code dates and dispose of any items with a date on or before August 28, 2012. The manufacturer, F & S Produce Co., Inc. (Site II), is responsible for the recall, and the product was distributed by Lucerne Foods, Inc.

The recalled product

Product
SIgnature Cafe Fruit Basket Medley, 30 oz, Use By: AUG 28 12 and before Distributed by Lucerne Foods, Inc., PO Box 99, Pleasonton, CA 94566-0009 1-877-232-4271 UPC 0 2113006918 7
Affected units
5,556

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)

  • Use By: AUG 28 12 and before UPC 0 2113006918 7

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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