Chamberlain Farms Recalls 2012 Cantaloupes Due to Salmonella Concerns
Chamberlain Farms Inc. is voluntarily recalling 2012 cantaloupes due to potential Salmonella contamination. The recall covers specific states and counties.
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 score of 4, and the source text explicitly states that Salmonella can cause 'serious and sometimes fatal infections,' meeting the criteria for a score of 5 due to the potential for fatalities.
Plain-English summary
Chamberlain Farm Produce, Inc., of Owensville, Indiana, is voluntarily recalling all of its cantaloupes from the 2012 growing season that may remain in the marketplace. The recall is occurring because of concern that some cantaloupes may be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others.
The affected product is whole cantaloupe, both unlabeled and labeled "MIDWEST BEST" PRODUCE INC. HOMEGROWN CANTALOUPE #4319 PRODUCT OF THE USA. The quantity involved is 222,172 units. Distribution included Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, Illinois, and Iowa, with further shipment including Tennessee, Ohio, and Wisconsin. Specific counties involved include Vanderburgh, Warrick, Gibson, and Dubois County in Indiana, and Wabash County in Illinois.
Consumers should check their cantaloupes for the code #4319 or if they are unlabeled. If the product matches the description, consumers should not consume it and should contact the recalling firm for instructions on disposal or return.
The recalled product
- Product
- Whole Cantaloupe. Both unlabeled and labeled "MIDWEST BEST" PRODUCE INC. HOMEGROWN CANTALOUPE #4319 PRODUCT OF THE USA
- Manufacturer
- Chamberlain Farms Inc.
- Category
- Food — Produce
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 222,172
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)
- none or #4319
Distribution
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