Listeria spurs company to recall fresh, sliced apples

Sliced fresh apples — packaged alone and with other fresh-cut fruits and vegetables — are under recall by the Fresh From Texas company because of possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.

Photos of all of the recalled products are included with the notice on the FDA website.

The voluntary recall initiated Wednesday is for sliced apples sold by H-E-B grocery stores in Texas, according to a recall notice on the Food and Drug Administration website.

“The company has ceased the production and distribution of the product as FDA and the company continue their investigation as to what caused the problem,” the recall notice states.

Listeria monocytogenes contamination discovered during internal testing by Fresh From Texas spurred the recall. The pathogen was found in two random samples of the same product.

The company contact listed in the recall notice did not respond Wednesday to a request for comment. It is not known if the facility that produced the recalled apple products is continuing to process and distribute other products.

Listeria monocytogenes is a microscopic organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea. Listeria infections can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.

Photos of all of the recalled products are included with the notice on the FDA website. Customers who purchased the product can return the product to the store for a full refund. Customers with any questions or concerns may contact Fresh From Texas at 817-690-2330 Monday through Friday, 24 hours a day.

The recalled products are:

H-E-B READY FRESH GO SLICED RED APPLES 22.5 oz
4122018603
03/16 to 04/11
Bagged Item

H-E-B READY FRESH GO SLICED RED APPLES WITH CARAMEL DIP 16 OZ
4122079830
03/16 to 04/11
Bagged Item

Value Pack Sliced Apples 28 oz.
42797 96149
03/16/2016 to 04/11/2016
Clear Bowl

Red & Green Apples Large 17 oz.
41220 87649
03/16/2016 to 04/11/2016
Clear Container

Large Sliced Red Apples 17 oz
41220 87646
03/16/2016 to 04/11/2016
Clear Container

Fruit Party Tray 45 oz
41220 87997
03/16/2016 to 04/03/2016
Clear Rectangle Container

Deluxe Fruit Tray 52 oz
42797 96661
03/16/2016 to 04/03/2016
Clear Round Container

Apples & Grapes 10 oz
41220 87666
03/16/2016 to 04/03/2016
Clear Container

Fruit & Veg Combo Tray 40oz
42797 96688
03/16/2016 to 04/03/2016
Clear Rectangle Tray

H-E-B READY FRESH GO FRESH FRUIT MEDLEY 7 oz.
41220 02402
03/16/2016 to 04/03/2016
Clear Container

H-E-B READY FRESH GO CARROTS, APPLES & CELERY WITH RANCH DIP 6.75 oz
41220 54448
03/16/2016 to 04/03/2016
Clear Container with 4 compartments

H-E-B READY FRESH GO CARROTS, APPLES WITH SESAME STICKS, & HUMMUS 6oz
41220 02144
03/16/2016 to 04/03/2016
Clear Rectangle Container with 4 compartments

H-E-B READY FRESH GO CARROTS, APPLES WITH YOGURT PRETZELS AND RANCH DIP 4.75 oz.
41220 02119
03/16/2016 to 04/03/2016
Clear Rectangle Container with 4 compartments

H-E-B READY FRESH GO PINEAPPLE, GRAPES & APPLES WITH BANANA CHIPS 6oz
41220 02138
03/16/2016 to 04/03/2016
Clear Container with 4 compartments

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