Recalls / Class I
Class IF-1218-2015
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
Caramel Apple packaged topped with colored sprinkles packaged in the following configurations with Best By Date range - 8/25-11/23/2014, Responsible firm name on label is Happy Apple Inc., Washington, MO., and Oro si, CA.,: Happy Apples Wacky, Net Wt. 3.75 oz., Happy Apples Spooky Sprinkles, Net Wt. 3.75 oz., Kroger with Sprinkles, 3 Apples, Net Wt. 10.5 oz, Kroger with Sprinkles, 1 Apple, Net Wt. 3.5 oz.
- Type
- Food
- Affected lot / code info
- Best By - 8/25-11/23/2014
- Quantity
- single apple package - 123/48 count/cases, 6,466/24 count/cases, 472/12 count/cases and triple apple pkg - 480/12 count/cases
Why it was recalled
CDC epidemiologists have linked an outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes illness to caramel apples.
Recalling firm
- Firm
- Lochirco Fruit & Produce Inc
- Notification channel
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Address
- 527 Commercial Dr, Union, Missouri 63084-3006
Distribution
- Distribution pattern
- Product distributed to AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, OR, UT and Canada
Timeline
- Recall initiated
- 2014-12-19
- FDA classified
- 2015-02-18
- Posted by FDA
- 2015-02-25
- Terminated
- 2017-02-08
- Status
- Terminated
Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-1218-2015. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.