Townsend Farms Inc recall: Private Selection 48oz Classic Fruit Medley, frozen product

The recall

Company

Townsend Farms Inc (Fairview, OR)

Reason, in FDA's words

“Potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.”

Where it was sold

Distributed in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia.

Recall began

June 21, 2023, by the company

FDA classified it

July 18, 2023

First in an FDA Enforcement Report

July 26, 2023

FDA event number

92623

The 4 products recalled

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

• F-1272-2023 Class I

  Private Selection 48oz Classic Fruit Medley, frozen product, 8/48 oz bags per case. UPC 0 11110 82026 6. Distributed by The Kroger Co. Cincinnati, OH

  Codes: BEST IF USED BY: 05/03/24 05/04/24 05/10/24 05/18/24 CODES: 05/03/24 T3 PRODUCT OF USA, MEXICO, CHILE & COSTA RICA F2202220 05/03/24 T3 PRODUCT OF USA, MEXICO, CHILE & COSTARICA F2202213 05/04/24 T3 PRODUCT OF USA, MEXICO, CHILE & COSTA RICA F2202226 05/04/24 T3 PRODUCT OF USA, MEXICO, CHILE & COSTA RICA F2202230 05/10/24 T3 PRODUCT OF USA, MEXICO, PERU, CHILE & COSTA RICA F2202268 05/10/24 T3 PRODUCT OF USA, MEXICO, PERU, CHILE & COSTA RICA F2202273 05/18/24 T3 PRODUCT OF USA, MEXICO, CHILE, PERU & COSTA RICA F2202319 05/18/24 T3 PRODUCT OF USA, MEXICO, CHILE, PERU & COSTARICA F2202325

  Quantity: 86,200 bags (48 oz. per bag)

• F-1273-2023 Class I

  Private Selection 48oz Tropical Mango Chunks, frozen product, 8/48 oz bags per case. UPC 0 11110 84663 1. Distributed by The Kroger Co. Cincinnati, OH

  Codes: BEST IF USED BY: 04/30/24 05/04/24 05/07/24 07/18/24 CODES: 04/30/24 T1 PRODUCT OF MEXICO F2202171 04/30/24 T1 PRODUCT OF MEXICO F2202182 04/30/24 T2 PRODUCT OF MEXICO F2202172 04/30/24 T2 PRODUCT OF MEXICO F2202183 05/04/24 T1 PRODUCT OF MEXICO F2202225 05/04/24 T1 PRODUCT OF MEXICO F2202229 05/07/24 T4 PRODUCT OF MEXICO F2202236 05/07/24 T4 PRODUCT OF MEXICO F2202241 07/18/24 T3 PRODUCT OF MEXICO F2300116

  Quantity: 79,656 bags (48oz. per bag)

• F-1274-2023 Class I

  Private Selection 16oz Strawberry, Mango & Pineapple Blend for Smoothie, frozen product, 10/16oz. bags per case. UPC 0 11110 87853 3. Distributed by The Kroger Co. Cincinnati, OH

  Codes: BEST IF USED BY: 04/30/24 05/04/24 05/28/24 04/30/24 T4 PRODUCT OF USA, MEXICO & COSTA RICA F2202174 04/30/24 T4 PRODUCT OF USA, MEXICO & COSTA RICA F2202185 05/04/24 T2 PRODUCT OF USA, COSTARICA & MEXICO F2202227 05/28/24 T2 PRODUCT OF PERU, MEXICO & COSTA RICA F2202332

  Quantity: 64,810 bags (16oz. per bag)

• F-1275-2023 Class I

  Private Selection 48oz Blueberries, Strawberries & Mangoes, frozen product, 8/48 oz bags per case. UPC 0 11110 89623 0. Distributed by The Kroger Co. Cincinnati, OH

  Codes: BEST IF USED BY: 04/30/24 05/07/24 05/08/24 CODES: 04/30/24 T3 PRODUCT OF USA & MEXICO F2202173 04/30/24 T3 PRODUCT OF USA & MEXICO F2202184 05/07/24 T3 PRODUCT OF USA & MEXICO F2202235 05/07/24 T3 PRODUCT OF USA & MEXICO F2202240 05/08/24 T6 PRODUCT OF USA & MEXICO F2202247

  Quantity: 34,944 bags (48 oz. per bag).

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 July 26, 2023.

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.