Recalls / Class II

Class IIF-2230-2014

Product

fruty U applesauce, apple; 3.5 oz/20 pk applesauce is packed into a labeled aluminum pouch with plastic screw-on lid and then placed into a labeled cardboard box; product is labeled in part, "***fruty U APPLE applesauce***NET WEIGHT 3.53 OZ***FRUTY U www.frutyu.com Product of Chile***" UPC Code: 7804636770367

Type

Food

Affected lot / code info

26 FEB 2015 through 30 APR 2015

Quantity

Market Pantry (app+app cin) : 63,958 cases (48 pouches/case); Fruty U: 51,105 cases (40 pouches/case); Mother's Choice: 3132 cases (16 pouches/case).

Why it was recalled

Purefruit Chile S.A. is recalling pouched applesauce due to the possibility of mold.

Recalling firm

Firm

PUREFRUIT CHILE S.A

Notification channel

Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit

Type

Voluntary: Firm initiated

Address

AV. RAMON FREIRE NR. 1390,, ROMERAL, Curico, N/A, Chile

Distribution

Distribution pattern

Product was manufactured and shipped from Chile and stored in Purefruit Chile warehouses located in Marlyland and California. Product was further distributed to retail stores nationwide.

Timeline

Recall initiated

2014-07-01

FDA classified

2014-07-28

Posted by FDA

2014-08-06

Terminated

2015-03-24

Status

Terminated

Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-2230-2014. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.