Gala, whole fresh apples; Metric Tray sizes, 50ct, 55ct, 60ct, 78ct, 113ct, 2# Poly bags, 3# Poly bags and 5#

Recall map → All recalls → F-0637-2018

Gala, whole fresh apples; Metric Tray sizes, 50ct, 55ct, 60ct, 78ct, 113ct, 2# Poly bags, 3# Poly bags and 5# Mesh bags; Trays-113ct (5trays per case), 55, 60, 78ct (2trays per RPC case) 2# & 3# - 12 bags per case, 5# - 8 bags per case Jack Brown Produce, Inc. · reported 2018-01-17

Terminated This recall has been closed out by the agency.

Reason for recall: Jack Brown Produce, Inc. initiated a voluntary recall of multiple varieties of apples following notification from the supplier that product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
Classification: Class I
Recall initiated: 2017-12-17
Reported by the agency: 2018-01-17
Closed out (terminated): 2018-03-29
Recalling firm: Jack Brown Produce, Inc.
Sparta, MI
United States
This is the firm that issued the recall — commonly a distributor or processor. It is not the origin of contamination.
Distribution (the agency's own words): Domestic: Michigan, Georgia, Missouri, Indiana and Ohio Foreign/VA/DOD: None
States we parsed from that text: GA IN MI MO OH VA
The agency named these states. Parse method explicit_state_list, confidence high.
Food category: Produce (fruit & vegetables)derived
Assigned by a reviewed keyword rulebook over the product description, not by the agency.
Recall type: Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall number: F-0637-2018

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