Recalls / Class II
Class IIF-0876-2019
Product
Diced Celery, packaged in vacuum sealed clear polybags, 5 pounds each, four packages per case. Product is sold under brand name Apple Foods. Celery Sticks, packaged in vacuum sealed clear polybags, 5 pounds each, four packages per case. Product is sold under brand name Apple Foods. This product distributed with the words "Keep Refrigerated" on case labels but it does not instruct to keep refrigerated under 38 F. There are no labels on individual bags.
- Type
- Food
- Affected lot / code info
- No codes
- Quantity
- 73/5 lb. bags of Diced Celery and 122/5 lb. bags of Celery Sticks
Why it was recalled
Diced Celery and Celery Sticks, packaged in vacuum bags, is recalled due to a potential for Clostridium botulinum growth and toxin formation.
Recalling firm
- Firm
- Apple Foods, Inc.
- Notification channel
- Telephone
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Address
- 444 SE Caruthers St, Portland, Oregon 97214-4542
Distribution
- Distribution pattern
- distributed in Oregon
Timeline
- Recall initiated
- 2018-12-20
- FDA classified
- 2019-02-11
- Posted by FDA
- 2019-02-13
- Terminated
- 2019-02-11
- Status
- Terminated
Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-0876-2019. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.