Food recall

Freshouse Produce recall: Lemons

Freshouse Produce, of Salisbury, NC, recalled Lemons and 3 other products. The FDA's reason: “The firm received positive Environmental sampling results for Listeria monocytogenes.” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on August 7, 2020, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of September 30, 2020. The recall is still going on.

How serious

Class II

It could cause temporary or minor harm

Why

Listeria

Status

Ongoing

The recall

Company
Freshouse Produce (Salisbury, NC)
Reason, in FDA's words
“The firm received positive Environmental sampling results for Listeria monocytogenes.”
Where it was sold
Product was shipped to the following states: MD, NC, PA, SC, & VA. North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Virginia and to wholesalers in Maryland
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
86198

The 4 products recalled

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

  • F-1535-2020 Class II

    Lemons, 2lb mesh bag sold under the brand names of Fresh from the Start, UPC 33383 14020 & Wegmans, UPC 77890 15917

    Codes: Fresh from the Start - Tag #'s: 174551 & 174552. There are no codes for the Wegmans brand. Bulk boxes Shipper Reference Numbers: 1187005, 1187128, 1187103 & 1187112.

    Quantity: 5,556/2 lb mesh bags + 44/40lb boxes

  • F-1536-2020 Class II

    Freshouse Limes, 2lb mesh bag, UPC 33383 14683 & Nature Promise Organic Limes, 1lb mesh bag, UPC 88267 53813

    Codes: Freshouse - Tag #'s: 174618, 174570, 174571 & 174572 . Natures Promise - Tag #: 174375. Bulk boxes Shipper Reference Numbers: 1187112, 1187099, 1187128 & 1186832.

    Quantity: 2,870 mesh bags + 40/40lb boxes

  • F-1537-2020 Class II

    Wegmans Valencia Oranges, 4lb mesh bag, UPC 77890 52363

    Codes: There are no codes on the retail packages Bulk boxes Shipper Reference Numbers: 1187099, 1187015 & 1187112.

    Quantity: 1,694/4lb mesh bags + 36/40lb boxes

  • F-1538-2020 Class III

    Fresh from the Start Red B Potatoes, 3lb mesh bag, UPC 33383 51003

    Codes: Trace #: 174575, 174403 & 174595. Bulk boxes Shipper Reference Numbers: 1187098, 320873, 320992 & 2182424.

    Quantity: 8,262 bags

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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 September 30, 2020.

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.