Food recall

Caito Foods LLC. recall: Fresh cut watermelon, fresh cut honeydew melon, fresh cut cantaloupe and fresh cut mixed fruit containing one of...

Caito Foods LLC., of Indianapolis, IN, recalled Fresh cut watermelon, fresh cut honeydew melon, fresh cut cantaloupe and fresh cut mixed fruit containing one of.... The FDA's reason: “Potential to be contaminated with Salmonella Carrau.” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on April 12, 2019, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of May 15, 2019. 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 November 4, 2020

The recall

Company
Caito Foods LLC. (Indianapolis, IN)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Potential to be contaminated with Salmonella Carrau”
Where it was sold
see below.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
82623

The product recalled

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

  • F-1338-2019 Class I

    Fresh cut watermelon, fresh cut honeydew melon, fresh cut cantaloupe and fresh cut mixed fruit containing one of these melons.

    Codes: Best by or Use by 4/19/2019 and any date prior

    Quantity: 279,205 retail units

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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 May 15, 2019.

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.