Class IF-0618-2015

Class I— FDA's most serious classification, issued when there is a reasonable probability that consumption of or exposure to the product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

Product

Sweet 2 Eat Yellow Nectarines California Tree Fruit; Product of USA: Brand names: Sweet 2 Eat, Orchard Perfect, Trader Joe's, Sam's, Mrs. Smittcamp's, Harvest Sweet, Wawona, Costco, Sweet O. Packed in the following configurations: Sam's Club 4 lb Nectarine Pouch (summer Flare); Sam's Consumer Box - 4 lbs. BJ's 4 lb. Clamshell; Costco Consumer Box - 5 lbs. Organic 8/2 Clamshell - 2 lbs. Organic 2 1/2 lb. consumer box; Trader Joe's 4 lb consumer - 4-4.5 lbs. Labels: 94378 - Org TR YF NEC; 4378 TR NEC; 4036 CA Nectarine Varieties Include:August Bright, August Fire, August Red, Diamond Bright. Diamond Ray, Fire Sweet, Grand Bright, Honey Fire, honey May, Honey Royale, Kay Glo, Late Red Jim, Mango, Prince Jim, Red Bright, Red Glenn, Red Jim, Red Roy, ,Rose Bright, Royal Glo, September Bright NS 21 Super Star, Spring Bright, Spring Fire, Spring Flare 20, Spring Flare 22, Spring Flare 23, Summer Bright, Summer Fire , Summer Flare 27, Summer Flare 28, summer flare 30, Summer Flare 31, Summer Flare 35, Zee Fire Wawona Packing Cutler, CA.

Type: Food
Affected lot / code info: Item 94378 - 3098808; 00895009002137; Item 4378 -3099499; 00895009002113 Item 4036 - 3099528 00898009002120; 4-4.5 lb box UPC 033383 32372 5: Sam's Club 4 lb Nectarine Pouch UPC 0 3338373419 4; Sam's Club Consumer Box 4 lb UPC 0 33383 32315 2; BJ's Clamshell 4-4.5 lb. UPC 0 33383 32315 2 Costco Consumer Box 5 lbs UPC 8 49315 32320 2; Organic 8/2 Clamshell UPC 8 49315 00037 0; Organic 2.5 lb. consumer box UPD 8 49315 00037 0: Trader Joe's 4 - 4.5 lb consumer box UPC 0093530.
Quantity: 2.2 millions boxes total all fruit (20 lbs per box); estimated since 6-2014

Why it was recalled

Certain lots of whole peaches (white and yellow), nectarines (white and yellow), plums and pluots packed between June 2 and July 12, 2014 may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

Recalling firm

Firm: Wawona Packing Company
Notification channel: Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
Type: Voluntary: Firm initiated
Address: 12133 Avenue 408, N/A, Cutler, California 93615-2056

Distribution

Distribution pattern: Worldwide distribution including Canada, Taiwan, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Columbia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Australia, India, Mexico, Philippines, Brazil, Hong Kong, Ecuador and Manila

Timeline

Recall initiated: 2014-07-18
FDA classified: 2014-12-08
Posted by FDA: 2014-12-17
Terminated: 2015-03-02
Status: Terminated

Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-0618-2015. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.