Food Recall: Grab N’ Go Cut Cantaloupe & Mixed Fruit Cups

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US/Silver Spring: Bix Produce, a Little Canada, Minnesota establishment, recalls certain batch/lots of Grab N’ Go Cut Cantaloupe and Mixed Fruit Cups from the American marketplace due to suspected Salmonella contamination and consequential risks of Gram-negative bacterial infection, severe illness and/or possible life-changing complications, all serious health and safety hazards requiring immediate medical intervention to minimize pain and suffering as well as prevent life-altering injury or death.

FDA: https://buff.ly/47GneBN

Direct link: https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/bix-produce-issues-safety-alert-cut-cantaloupe-products-due-potential-salmonella-contamination

Additional information:
The US Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) reports the following Cut Cantaloupe and Mixed Fruit Cups are subject to this recall:

• Created Fresh! branded Cantaloupe Fruit Cups – Grab N’ Go, sold in 5.75-ounce containers with an item number of 19703 and a sell-by dates of10/25/2023 and 10/26/2023
• Created Fresh! branded Mixed Fruit Cups – Grab N’ Go, sold in 5.75-ounce containers with an item number of 19721 and a sell-by dates of10/25/2023 and 10/26/2023
• Jack & Olive branded Mixed Fruit Cups – J&O, sold in 5.75-ounce containers with an item number of 23355 and a sell-by dates of10/25/2023 and 10/26/2023

Please consult the photograph above for details of the food’s packaging, design and retail presentation. Additional images of the recalled Cut Cantaloupe and Mixed Fruit Cups can be found on the Web site above.

==> No barcodes, UPCs, best-before date codes, manufacturing date codes, production dates, expiry dates, regulatory approval designations, registration numbers, agency approval designations or other identification numbers were listed with this recall notification.

These Created Fresh! branded Cantaloupe Fruit Cups and Jack & Olive branded Mixed Fruit Cups were known to be marketed, distributed and sold in the US states of Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin, although it is always possible these food products had wider distribution within the country. When in doubt, please contact the manufacturer for specific product information.

According to the FDA, Bix Produce as recalled certain batch/lots of Grab N’ Go Cut Cantaloupe and Mixed Fruit Cups from the American marketplace due to suspected Salmonella contamination. As a result of this reported defect, you should neither serve nor consume the recalled Mixed Fruit products identified above.

In this case, this recall was initiated after a primary ingredient supplier notified Bix Produce that the Cantaloupe Fruit supplied consisted of Malachita Cantaloupes, a product that is subject to a North American recall due to suspected Salmonella contamination.

==> For information about Salmonellosis (Salmonella poisoning), please consult the “Illnesses” tab on this site, located at the top of this page.

==> Never depend on your senses of sight, smell, taste or touch to confirm food poisoning, adulteration or contamination. If in doubt about the safety of any food, return it to your retailer for refund or toss it out in your household garbage, making sure neither small children nor household pets can access the suspect food.

Proposed Remedy:
If you believe you have purchased or have in your possession any of the recalled Grab N’ Go Cut Cantaloupe and Mixed Fruit Cups, please do not consume them directly nor use them as an ingredient in another dish or preparation. Instead, return the Fruit to the store where you purchased it for a full refund.

==> If you have a medical emergency, please contact 9-1-1, your closest hospital or emergency center equipped to properly treat bacterial poisonings such as Salmonellosis.

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If you have any further questions, comments or complaints about this recall, please contact Bix Produce at +1-651-487-8000 during normal business hours Eastern Standard Time (“EST”), Monday to Friday.

==> To see other recalls and notifications caused by suspected contaminated, adulterated or mislabeled Mixed Fruit Cups, Cantaloupe Cups and Fruit Trays, please search for “cantaloupe” or more generically, “fruit” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications caused by suspected generic Bacterial contamination, please search for “bacterial” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications caused by suspected Salmonella contamination, please search for “Salmonella” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications for products manufactured, marketed and/or sold by Bix Produce, please search for “Bix Produce” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications for products manufactured, marketed and/or sold under the Grab N’ Go brand, please search for “Grab N’ Go” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

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Recalls Direct RIN: 17844-2023
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