FDA recall F-1214-2015

Product

Caramel Apples packaged in the following configurations with Best By date range - 8/25-11/23/2014, Responsible firm name on label is Happy Apple Inc., Washington, MO., and Orosi, CA.,: Happy Apples Simply Caramel Value 3 Pack, Net Wt. 9 oz., Happy Apples Simply Caramel 4 Pack, Net Wt. 14 oz., Happy Apples Simply Double Caramel Value 3 Pack, Net Wt. 11.25 oz., Happy Apples Double Caramel, Net Wt. 3.75 oz., Happy Apples Simply Caramel Net Wt. 3.5oz., and Kroger, Simply Caramel, 3 Apples, Net Wt. 9 oz., with Best By date range - 9/15-11/18/2014,

Reason for recall

CDC epidemiologists have linked an outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes illness to caramel apples.

Distribution

Product distributed to AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, OR, UT and Canada

Key facts

Status

Terminated

Initiation date

2014-12-19

Report date

2015-02-25

Termination date

2017-02-08

Voluntary/Mandated

Voluntary: Firm initiated

Location

Union, MO, United States

Primary source

https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/ires/index.cfm?Product=F-1214-2015