Appeeling Fruit Inc. in Dauberville, Penn. has been informed by one of its customers that some of the Snack Fresh brand, 2 oz. bagged red apple slices with Best-if-Used-by date 09/21/15 and production date 310815 that was voluntarily recalled on Wednesday, September 9 due to the potential of being contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes may have been distributed to schools in Florida’s Palm Beach County School District.
According to our customer, Florida’s Palm Beach County School District was notified on September 9th of the recall and individual schools were notified that morning. Also according to our customer, 360 cases of the 400 cases that it picked up at our facility on September 2nd have been retrieved and destroyed, and more cases are in the process of being returned. For this reason, it is unclear exactly how much of the remaining 40 cases may have been distributed in the Florida Palm Beach County School District. We are issuing this release in an abundance of caution and to ensure that parents are aware of the recall.
Parents of children in Florida’s Palm Beach County School District: Snack Fresh brand is common in Florida schools; the recalled 2 oz. bagged Snack Fresh product can be identified by three sets of numbers on the back of the Snack Fresh bag: 1) the Best-if-Used-by date is 09/21/15; 2) the UPC code under the black bars is 74641 00982; and 3) the production date, or first six numbers under the “Product of USA” stamp is 310815. All three sets of numbers on the 2 oz. Snack Fresh bag must match these in order to identify the recalled product.
Anyone who has recalled product in their possession should not consume it, and should dispose of it properly. Consumers with questions may contact the company’s consumer information desk at 1-866-873-0468, or visit its website at http://ift.tt/1UGKWpP.
To date, health authorities have not informed us of any illnesses linked to this recall. To our knowledge, no other recalled products were distributed to schools.
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