Missouriwatcher
Editor, Senior Moderator
December 8, 2012 - Freshway Foods is voluntarily recalling 6,671 pounds of sliced apples that were packaged on November 12 using the same packaging machine, which may have been contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes... No illnesses have been linked to this recall...
UPC Number / Use by Date / Product Description / Individual Consumer Package Size
not applicable 11/30/2012 RED APPLE SLICE2.4 OZ. SONICS 2.4 OZ Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, New York, Tennessee, Wisconsin
95829 20000 12/03/2012 and 12/6/2012 RED APPLE SLICE14 OZ. MOTTS INNERLOCK BAG 14 OZ Florida, Georgia, North Carolina
95829 20042 12/03/2012 GREEN APPLE SLICE 14 OZ. MOTTS INNERLOCK BAG 14 OZ North Carolina
Freshway is advising consumers who may have the out-of-date product to not consume it and discard it.
This voluntary recall was initiated after a single, routine and random retail sample of sliced green apple product taken by the North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services tested positive for the bacteria. Freshway Foods is also keeping the U.S. Food and Drug Administration informed of its recall process. In compliance with federal food safety regulations and guidelines, Freshway cleans and sanitizes its equipment daily to proactively minimize potential problems...
http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm331564.htm
UPC Number / Use by Date / Product Description / Individual Consumer Package Size
not applicable 11/30/2012 RED APPLE SLICE2.4 OZ. SONICS 2.4 OZ Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, New York, Tennessee, Wisconsin
95829 20000 12/03/2012 and 12/6/2012 RED APPLE SLICE14 OZ. MOTTS INNERLOCK BAG 14 OZ Florida, Georgia, North Carolina
95829 20042 12/03/2012 GREEN APPLE SLICE 14 OZ. MOTTS INNERLOCK BAG 14 OZ North Carolina
Freshway is advising consumers who may have the out-of-date product to not consume it and discard it.
This voluntary recall was initiated after a single, routine and random retail sample of sliced green apple product taken by the North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services tested positive for the bacteria. Freshway Foods is also keeping the U.S. Food and Drug Administration informed of its recall process. In compliance with federal food safety regulations and guidelines, Freshway cleans and sanitizes its equipment daily to proactively minimize potential problems...
http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm331564.htm