Freshy Foods, LLC, of New Orleans, LA, is recalling various Team Fresh & Go brand fruit cups because of potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination
According to the details posted online by the FDA, the recall was initiated on June 29, 2023, and is ongoing.
Though products are past their expiration dates, there is always concern consumers have already consumed the product or could have product in their freezers.
The recalled products were distributed to facilities located in Florida, Louisiana and Mississippi.
Recalled products:
Team Fresh & Go: Pineapple Cup
- Packaged in 12oz plastic cup with lid
- Packaged and sold as single unit
- Product Quantity: 214 units
- Code Information: Best By 07/05/23
Team Fresh & Go: Mixed Fruit Cup,
- Packaged in 16oz plastic cup with lid
- Packaged and sold as single unit
- Product Quantity: 249 units
- Code Information: Best By 07/05/23
Team Fresh & Go: Cantaloupe Cup,
- Packaged in 12oz plastic cup with lid
- Packaged and sold as single unit
- Product Quantity: 75 units
- Code Information: Best By 07/05/23
Anyone who purchased the recalled product should immediately dispose of it and not consume it.
About Listeria infections
Food contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes may not look or smell spoiled but can still cause serious and sometimes life-threatening infections. Anyone who has eaten any recalled fruit cups and developed symptoms of Listeria infection should seek medical treatment and tell their doctors about possible Listeria exposure.
Anyone who has eaten recalled products should monitor themselves for symptoms during the coming weeks because it can take up to 70 days after exposure to Listeria for symptoms of listeriosis to develop.
Symptoms of Listeria infection can include vomiting, nausea, persistent fever, muscle aches, severe headache, and neck stiffness. Specific laboratory tests are required to diagnose Listeria infections, which can mimic other illnesses.
Pregnant women, the elderly, young children, and cancer patients with weakened immune systems are particularly at risk of serious illnesses, life-threatening infections, and other complications. Although infected pregnant women may experience only mild, flu-like symptoms, their infections can lead to premature delivery, infection of the newborn, or even stillbirth.
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