Food recall

Oregon Freeze Dry Inc recall: Kirkland Signature brand Real Sliced Fruit

Oregon Freeze Dry Inc, of Albany, OR, recalled Kirkland Signature brand Real Sliced Fruit. The FDA's reason: “Oregon Freeze Dry, Inc. is recalling Kirkland Signature brand Real Sliced Fruit due to contamination of Salmonella.” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on March 8, 2014, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of April 9, 2014. The FDA has closed the recall: it found the company did all it reasonably could to remove or correct the product.

How serious

Class I

It could cause serious harm or death

Why

Salmonella

Status

Terminated

Closed May 21, 2014

The recall

Company
Oregon Freeze Dry Inc (Albany, OR)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Oregon Freeze Dry, Inc. is recalling Kirkland Signature brand Real Sliced Fruit due to contamination of Salmonella.”
Where it was sold
Product was distributed to Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Wisconsin, and Puerto Rico.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
67728

The product recalled

As the FDA describes them, with the codes that tell whether a package is part of the recall.

  • F-1739-2014 Class I

    Kirkland Signature brand Real Sliced Fruit, Item # 527069. The UPC on the master cardboard case is 0 96619 52706 9. Each cardboard case consists of 20 plastic pouches (7.41 oz): 10 pouches of Fuji Apple Slices, 5 pouches of Strawberry Banana Slices, and 5 pouches of Fuji Apple Slices with Cinnamon. The UPC on Fuji Apple Slices pouch is 0 96619 27072 9; The UPC Strawberry Banana Slices pouch is 0 96619 27070 5; The UPC Fuji Apple Slices with Cinnamon pouch is 0 96619 27071 2; Product is distributed by: Costco Wholesale Corp., P.O.Box 34535, Seattle, WA 98124-1535, 1-800-774-2678, www.costco.com

    Codes: Best Before: FEB142015 to MAR112015. It interprets as February 14, 2015 to March 11, 2015;

    Quantity: 59,780 cases (20 pouches per case)

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Source and notes

U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Enforcement Reports (openFDA food recall data) (Public domain (U.S. government work); source U.S. Food and Drug Administration, openFDA), data as of April 9, 2014.

Each week the FDA lists the recalls it has classified in its Enforcement Report, often weeks after the company announced the recall, so a month with five weekly reports tends to count more. Each recall counts once, however many products it covers, in the month FDA first listed it. Class I means the food could cause serious harm or death, Class II temporary or minor harm, and Class III is unlikely to harm anyone. Meat, poultry and most egg products are recalled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, not the FDA, and aren't included. For what to do with a recalled product, see the FDA's recalls page.