FDA recall F-0876-2019

Product

Diced Celery, packaged in vacuum sealed clear polybags, 5 pounds each, four packages per case. Product is sold under brand name Apple Foods. Celery Sticks, packaged in vacuum sealed clear polybags, 5 pounds each, four packages per case. Product is sold under brand name Apple Foods. This product distributed with the words "Keep Refrigerated" on case labels but it does not instruct to keep refrigerated under 38 F. There are no labels on individual bags.

Reason for recall

Diced Celery and Celery Sticks, packaged in vacuum bags, is recalled due to a potential for Clostridium botulinum growth and toxin formation.

Distribution

distributed in Oregon

Key facts

Status

Terminated

Initiation date

2018-12-20

Report date

2019-02-13

Termination date

2019-02-11

Voluntary/Mandated

Voluntary: Firm initiated

Location

Portland, OR, United States

Primary source

https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/ires/index.cfm?Product=F-0876-2019