Food recall

David Oppenheimer & Company I LLC recall: Zespri Organic Green Kiwi, product of New Zealand, perishable

David Oppenheimer & Company I LLC, of Seattle, WA, recalled Zespri Organic Green Kiwi, product of New Zealand, perishable and 1 other product. The FDA's reason: “Listeria monocytogenes.” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on August 8, 2023, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of September 20, 2023. 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

Listeria

Status

Terminated

Closed October 20, 2023

The recall

Company
David Oppenheimer & Company I LLC (Seattle, WA)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Listeria monocytogenes”
Where it was sold
Distributed in FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, MI, NC, NY, OH, PA, TN, TX, VA, and WI.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
92830

The 2 products recalled

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

  • F-1494-2023 Class I

    Zespri Organic Green Kiwi, product of New Zealand, perishable, packaged in plastic clamshell, net wt. 1lb. UPC 818849020093. Distributed by The Oppenheimer Group, 180 Nickerson Street, Suite 211 Seattle WA. Zespri Organic Green Kiwi, product of New Zealand, perishable, packaged in plastic clamshell, net wt. 3lb, item #7953.

    Codes: No codes on retail 1lb. or 3lb.s plastic clamshell container. Oppenheimer lot code on the master carton: WO00278238. Non-recall product in 1lb or 3lb. clamshell container will include a white sticker with the packed-on date and the work order number.

    Quantity: 4568 cases (12/1lb. containers per case); 332 cases (6/3lb. containers per case)

  • F-1495-2023 Class I

    Zespri Organic Green Kiwi, product of New Zealand, one pallet of bulk loose organic green kiwifruit was shipped to one consignee in Chicago, IL. The master carton has the barcode 067834 and the kiwi PLU label has the code GTIN 9400 9552.

    Codes: none

    Quantity: 1 pallet

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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 20, 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.