Class IF-0620-2015

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 Plums; 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 3 1/2 lb Clamshell (Black Diamond)Consumer Box - 4 lbs. BJ's 4 lb. Clamshell; 2 lb. bag. Labels: 4040 CA Black Plum; 4042 CA Red Plum; 4440 Tree Ripe Plum; 94040 Org Black Plum; 94042 Org Red Plum. Varieties include: Black Plum: Angeleno, Black Amber, black Diamond 11, Black Kat, Slack Splendor, Catalina, Earli Queen, Flavor Rich, Friar, Howard Sun, Owen T,, SP-25 Black Giant, Su Plum 11/37, SU Plum 34/36, SU Plum 41/42. SU Plum, 43. Red Plum: Betty Ann, Fall Fiesta, Fortune, Fruit Punch, Hiromi Red,Joanna Red, John W., Red Yummy, Royal Diamond, September Yummy, Simka, Yummy Beauty Green Plum: October Sun Wawona Packing Cutler, CA.

Type: Food
Affected lot / code info: Item 4040 - 3099501; 00895009002311; Item 4042 - 3099536; 00895009002218; Item 4440 - 3189881; 00895009002366; Item 94040 - 3098816; 00895009002335 Item 94042 - 3098824; 00895009002342; Sam's Club Consumer Box 4 lb UPC 0 33383 32016 8; BJ's Clamshell 4-4.5 lb. UPC 0 33383 45468 9; 2 lb Bag Plum UPC 033383 32010 6.
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-0620-2015. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.