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The recall of various fruit products over a possible listeria contamination has received the highest risk warning by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Wholesale Produce Supply of Minneapolis, Minnesota, issued a voluntary recall on September 26 after routine sampling showed potential bacteria contamination. The FDA graded the recall a Class I, the highest of three classifications, on October 15.
Newsweek has contacted Wholesale Produce Supply for comment in an email sent outside regular working hours.
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Why It Matters
The FDA defines a Class I classification as a situation in which a product poses a reasonable probability of causing serious adverse health consequences or death.
Listeria infection can be especially dangerous for young children, elderly people and people with weakened immune systems. It can also cause miscarriages or stillbirths for pregnant women. Short-term symptoms include high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea.
What To Know
The affected products include these:
- Cut Fresh Cantaloupe & Honeydew Chunks, Fresh & Finest, UPC 0 70253-00582 4
- Cut Fresh Fruit Tray With Strawberries, Harvest Cuts, UPC 7 90629-08132 9
- Cut Fresh Fruit Salad, Harvest Cuts, UPC 7 90629-11822 3 or 7 90629-08009
- Cut Fresh Luau Blend Fruit Mix, Fresh & Finest, UPC 0 70253-00572
- Cut Fresh Fruit With Fruit Dip, Fresh & Finest or Harvest Cuts, UPC 0 70253-00615 9 2 or 0 7 90629-13772
- Cut Fresh Melon Mix, Harvest Cuts, UPC 7 90629-11844 5
- Melon Mix CHW (MCT), Harvest Cuts, UPC 7 90629-11173 6
- Melon Mix Bowl, Harvest Cuts, UPC 7 90629-10224 6
- Melon Mix Spears, Harvest Cuts, UPC 7 90629-11931 2
- Melon Mix, Harvest Cuts, UPC 7 90629-11823
- Cut Fresh Fruit Mix, Harvest Cuts, UPC 7 90629-11821 6
- Fruit Medley, Fresh & Finest, UPC 0 70253-00573 2
- Fruit Mix, Harvest Cuts, UPC 7 90629-08007
- Cut Fresh Fruit Mix CHWG (MCT), UPC 7 90629-11173 6
- Melon Mix Bowl & Grapes, Harvest Cuts, UPC 7 90629-10225
- Cut Fresh Fruit Mix CHPG (MCT) Fruit Medley, Harvest Cuts, UPC 7 90629-08008 7.
- Cut Fresh Fruit Mix CHPG, UPC 7 90629-11369
- Fruit Tray With Watermelons, Harvest Cuts, UPC 7 90629-07997
The products had expiration dates of October 4 or 5 and were distributed in Iowa, Illinois, North Dakota, Nebraska and Wisconsin. There were no reports of any illnesses when Wholesale Produce Supply initiated the recall.
What People Are Saying
Wholesale Produce Supply said in its recall announcement: "The recall was the result of a routine sampling program by the company which revealed that the finished products potentially contained bacteria. Wholesale Produce Supply has suspended production and distribution of the affected lots as the company continues their investigation as to what caused the problem."
What Happens Next
The firm said consumers who had purchased Harvest Cuts or Fresh & Finest affected products were encouraged to return them to their place of purchase for a full refund.
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