Food recall

Pacific Coast Fruit Company recall: Spinach Chopped 1"

Pacific Coast Fruit Company, of Portland, OR, recalled Spinach Chopped 1". The FDA's reason: “Product is recalled due to a potential contamination with Cyclospora.” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on August 16, 2018, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of August 29, 2018. The FDA has closed the recall: it found the company did all it reasonably could to remove or correct the product.

How serious

Class II

It could cause temporary or minor harm

Why

Other germs or toxins (botulism, hepatitis A, mold...)

Status

Terminated

Closed August 29, 2018

The recall

Company
Pacific Coast Fruit Company (Portland, OR)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Product is recalled due to a potential contamination with Cyclospora.”
Where it was sold
Distributed in OR
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
80857

The product recalled

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

  • F-1851-2018 Class II

    Spinach Chopped 1", item # 73039. packaged in plastic bag, each case contains 2/5# bags, There are case labels and no unit label. UPC on case label 0 20728 73039. The case label is read in part: "***SPINACH CHOPPED 1" *** 2/5#***73039***PACIFIC COAST FRUIT, PORTLAND, OR 97232***Keep Refrigerated***.

    Codes: Best buy date range from 8/13/18 through 8/22/18.

    Quantity: 126 Cases

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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 August 29, 2018.

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.