Charlie’s Produce Recalls Cut Melons Following FDA Alert
Charlie’s Produce of Spokane, Wash., recalled its branded cut melon products because they have the potential to be contaminated with salmonella, according to the company.
The products recalled by Charlie’s Produce include the following fruit items containing cut cantaloupe:
Retail products:
* Cut Fruit 4 Section – 40 oz.
* Cut Cantaloupe – 24 oz., 16 oz., 8 oz.
* Cut Honeydew/Cantaloupe – 16 oz.
* Mixed Fruit –24 oz., 16 oz., 8 oz.
* Rainbow – 24 oz., 16 oz., 8 oz.
* Cut Fruit Tray Deli – 12 inch, 8 inch
* Cut Fruit Tray – 76 oz., 40 oz. 8 inch
* Grab & Go Fruit Tray – 16 oz.
Foodservice products:
* Cut Cantaloupe – 20 pound, 64 oz.
* Cut Mixed Fruit – 20 pound, 64 oz.
The above products containing cantaloupe were distributed in Eastern Washington, Idaho and Montana to retail stores, delis and foodservice institutions.
Products are branded with the Charlie’s Produce name and logo, in a hard plastic clamshell, with a Use By date of March 7 through March 29 stamped on the bottom of the container.
No illnesses have been reported to date.
Cantaloupe used in these products may have been supplied from Agropecuaria Montelibano, a Honduran grower and packer, to Charlie’s Produce . This recall was initiated when FDA issued an import alert regarding cantaloupe from this grower, because, based on current information, fruit from this company appears to be associated with a Salmonella Litchfield outbreak in the United States and Canada.
