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Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-2392-2012·Announced 2012-10-10

Pacific Coast Fruit Recalls Fruit Salad Due to Salmonella Risk

Pacific Coast Fruit Company is recalling VA Kit New Gourmet Fruit Salad because it may be contaminated with Salmonella.

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

Pacific Coast Fruit Company is recalling VA Kit New Gourmet Fruit Salad, 7.75 pounds, Item # 70006, UPC 0 20728 70006 8. The recall is being issued because the product may be contaminated with Salmonella.

The affected product was distributed to deli retailers in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Alaska. The recall covers 833 cases with best if used by dates ranging from July 26 to August 30.

Consumers should stop using the product and return it to the place of purchase for a refund or contact the recalling firm for further instructions.

The recalled product

Product
VA Kit New Gourmet Fruit Salad 7.75#. Item # 70006, UPC is 0 20728 70006 8. Label reads in part "***VA KIT NEW GOURMET FRUIT SALAD 7.75# *** Ingredients: INGREDIENTS: Watermelon, Honeydew, Cantaloupe, Mangos, Kiwi, Blue Berries. *** Pacific Coast Fruit Portland, OR 97232…
Affected units
833

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 if Used By July 26 to August 30.

Distribution

Distributed in 4 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 2 recalled by Pacific Coast Fruit Company 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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