FDA Food Recalls

Recalls / Class I

Class IF-0970-2022

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

1. Wegmans 10oz Watermelon Chunks 2. Wegmans 32oz Watermelon Chunks 3.Fresh Harvest 18oz Watermelon Chunks 4. Tops Large Watermelon BBD: 3/5/22 to BBD: 3/22/22 5. Tops Small Watermelon BBD: 3/5/22 to BBD: 3/22/22 6. Lexington Co-op 10oz Watermelon Chunks 7. Lexington Co-op 32oz Watermelon Chunks 8. Wegmans 24oz Mini Watermelon Hearts 9. EDU Kids 2 oz. watermelon tidbits

Type
Food
Affected lot / code info
Best if Used By date between March 5, 2022 and March 23, 2022 1. UPC: 077890209066 2. UPC: 077890246610 3. UPC: 64779300469 4. BBD: 3/5/22 to BBD: 3/22/22 5. BBD: 3/5/22 to BBD: 3/22/22 6. UPC: 64779300373 7. UPC: 64779300468 8. UPC: 077890938096 9. UPC: 647793000000
Quantity
39,232 units total

Why it was recalled

may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes

Recalling firm

Firm
Fruit Fresh Up, Inc.
Notification channel
Telephone
Type
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Address
2928 Walden Ave, Depew, New York 14043-2603

Distribution

Distribution pattern
NY, MA, PA

Timeline

Recall initiated
2022-03-18
FDA classified
2022-04-07
Posted by FDA
2022-04-13
Terminated
2023-08-21
Status
Terminated

Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-0970-2022. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.