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The Horton Fruit Co Inc Recall: The firm received notification from their supplier of possible listeria contamination.

United States

TerminatedClass I

Company
The Horton Fruit Co Inc
Product
Spinach Sold under the brand names of Harris Teeter Farmers…
Recall date
May 5, 2017
Terminated
August 7, 2017
Source
FDA

Reason for recall

The firm received notification from their supplier of possible listeria contamination.

  1. - Recall initiated
  2. - Reported by source
  3. - Recall terminated
Recalled products
Product description UPC Quantity Lot / code information
Spinach Sold under the brand names of Harris Teeter Farmers Market, 10 oz bag, PROUDLY DISTRIBUTED BY: HARRIS TEETER, LLC MATTHEWS, NC 28105 UPC 0 72036 88023 9 & Peak 10 OZ & 40 oz bags, PACKED BY THE HORTON FRUIT CO., INC. LOUISVILLE, KY 40218 UPC 0 78951 50002 3 & 30 lb totes Not published in this source record 455cs/8/10 oz bags + 7cs/4/40 oz bags + 3/30 lb totes Lot #820062; Hariss Teeter Best IF Used By: 05/11/17; Peak 10 oz Best If Used By: 05/11/17 40 oz bag 05/13/17; 30 lb totes F1ELD 1S3 4 28 17 G1ELD 1S3 4 27 17.

Distribution

  • Product was shipped to the following states: IL
  • KY
  • NC & WV.

Official source record

Agency
FDA
Dataset
FDA Food Enforcement (Recalls)
Recall number
F-2368-2017
Event ID
77212
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class I
Company
The Horton Fruit Co Inc
Product description
Spinach Sold under the brand names of Harris Teeter Farmers Market, 10 oz bag, PROUDLY DISTRIBUTED BY: HARRIS TEETER, LLC MATTHEWS, NC 28105 UPC 0 72036 88023 9 & Peak 10 OZ & 40 oz bags, PACKED BY THE HORTON FRUIT CO., INC. LOUISVILLE, KY 40218 UPC 0 78951 50002 3 & 30 lb totes
Quantity
455cs/8/10 oz bags + 7cs/4/40 oz bags + 3/30 lb totes
Reason
The firm received notification from their supplier of possible listeria contamination.
Recall initiation date
May 5, 2017
Report date
June 21, 2017
Classification date
Not published in this source record
Termination date
August 7, 2017
Distribution pattern
Product was shipped to the following states: IL, KY, NC & WV.
UPC, lot, and code information
Lot #820062; Hariss Teeter Best IF Used By: 05/11/17; Peak 10 oz Best If Used By: 05/11/17 40 oz bag 05/13/17; 30 lb totes F1ELD 1S3 4 28 17 G1ELD 1S3 4 27 17.
Voluntary or mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Initial notification method
Telephone
Source last updated
Not tracked separately from the Public Health Trace retrieval date below
Public Health Trace retrieval date

Responsible company: The Horton Fruit Co Inc

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Distribution map
State Distributed
Illinois 1
Kentucky 1
North Carolina 1
West Virginia 1

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