Food recall: Whole Fresh Cantaloupe, PLU# 4319, Burch Farms, Faison, NC 28341. On 8/2/2012 the recall was expanded to include…
Class I FDA enforcement event 62687. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
Product was found to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
Class I, in the words of FDA
a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death
Burch Farms started this food recall on 28 Jul 2012. The firm address in the FDA record is in Faison, NC. FDA put the recall in Class I. FDA event 62687 has 2 product records. The first FDA enforcement report date is 5 Sep 2012. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 1 May 2014.
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Distribution
In the words of FDA.
NY; Expanded on 8/2 to include FL, GA, IL, MD, NC, NJ, PA, SC and VA.
Recalling firm
Burch Farms, Faison, NC.
Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.
FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
Products
2 product records in the event.
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F-2031-2012 | Whole Fresh Cantaloupe, PLU# 4319, Burch Farms, Faison, NC 28341. On 8/2/2012 the recall was expanded to include cantaloupes labeled, Cottle Strawberry, Inc., #4319, Faison, NC. (Cottle Farms is not involved in this recall). | 580 cases (9 whole cantaloupes per case). Additional188,902 cantaloupes. | Class I | Terminated | 5 Sep 2012 |
| F-2032-2012 | Fresh Whole Honey Dew Melons, packed in paper cartons labeled, Southeastern Growers Association, Fresh Melons. Individual melons were not labeled. | unknown | Class I | Terminated | 5 Sep 2012 |
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Class I: The highest of the three FDA recall classes.
The event in context
- Food events that started in 2012
- 515
- Share of these events in Class I
- 52%
- Product records in this event
- 2
- Events of the firm on the register
- 1
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report F-2031-2012The FDA record of the first product of this event.
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Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 62687. https://recallregister.com/fda/i/62687/. Source: openFDA enforcement reports. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- openFDA food enforcement reports
- Licence
- CC0 1.0
- Export date
- 28 Sep 2026
- Newest FDA report date on the register
- 23 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Where was the product distributed?
- The FDA record gives this distribution:
NY; Expanded on 8/2 to include FL, GA, IL, MD, NC, NJ, PA, SC and VA.
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 62687?
- The event has 2 product records. The first record gives this quantity:
580 cases (9 whole cantaloupes per case). Additional188,902 cantaloupes.
- How did the recall start?
- The FDA record says:
Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How many food recalls of 2012 have the same class?
- 52% of the 515 food events that started in 2012 are in Class I.