Food recall: Caramel Apples packaged in the following configurations with Best By date range - 8/25-11/23/2014, Responsible firm…
Class I FDA enforcement event 70069. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
CDC epidemiologists have linked an outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes illness to caramel apples.
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
Lochirco Fruit & Produce Inc started this food recall on 19 Dec 2014. The firm address in the FDA record is in Union, MO. FDA put the recall in Class I. FDA event 70069 has 8 product records. The first FDA enforcement report date is 25 Feb 2015. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 8 Feb 2017.
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Distribution
In the words of FDA.
Product distributed to AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, OR, UT and Canada
Recalling firm
Lochirco Fruit & Produce Inc, Union, MO.
Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.
FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
Products
8 product records in the event.
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F-1214-2015 | Caramel Apples packaged in the following configurations with Best By date range - 8/25-11/23/2014, Responsible firm name on label is Happy Apple Inc., Washington, MO., and Orosi, CA.,: Happy Apples Simply Caramel Value 3 Pack, Net Wt. 9 oz., Happy Apples Simply Caramel 4 Pack, Net Wt. 14 oz., Happy Apples Simply… | single apple pkg - 131/48 count/cases, 3,787/24 count/cases, 2,218/12 count cases and triple apple pkg - 5,047/12… | Class I | Terminated | 25 Feb 2015 |
| F-1215-2015 | Caramel Apple Topped with Chocolate & Peanuts with Best By Date range - 8/25-11/23/2014, Responsible firm name on label is Happy Apple Inc., Washington, MO., and Orosi, CA., packaged in the following configurations: Happy Apples Select 3 Pack, Net Wt. 12 oz., Happy Apples Select, Net Wt. 4 oz., Grand Gourmet, Net Wt.… | single apple package - 10/48 count/cases, 1,836/24 count/cases, 8,510/12 count cases, 166/12 count cases | Class I | Terminated | 25 Feb 2015 |
| F-1216-2015 | Happy Apples Crunch Topping Caramel Apples, Net Wt. 3.5 oz., with Best By date range - 8/25-11/23/2014, Responsible firm name on label is Happy Apple Inc., Washington, MO., and Orosi, CA. | single apple package - 5/48 count/cases, 4,633/24 count /cases, 84/12 count/cases | Class I | Terminated | 25 Feb 2015 |
| F-1217-2015 | Caramel Apples with Peanuts, with Best By date range - 8/25-11/23/2014, Responsible firm name on label is Happy Apple Inc., Washington, MO., and Orosi, CA., packaged in the following configurations: Happy Apples, Net Wt. 3.75 oz., Happy Apples 3 Pack, Net Wt. 9 oz., Happy Apples 4 Pack, Net Wt. 16 oz., Happy Apples 8… | single apple pkg - 152/48 count/cases, 24,628/24 count/cases, 3,264/12 count/cases and triple apple pkg - 14,653/12… | Class I | Terminated | 25 Feb 2015 |
| F-1218-2015 | Caramel Apple packaged topped with colored sprinkles packaged in the following configurations with Best By Date range - 8/25-11/23/2014, Responsible firm name on label is Happy Apple Inc., Washington, MO., and Oro si, CA.,: Happy Apples Wacky, Net Wt. 3.75 oz., Happy Apples Spooky Sprinkles, Net Wt. 3.75 oz., Kroger… | single apple package - 123/48 count/cases, 6,466/24 count/cases, 472/12 count/cases and triple apple pkg - 480/12… | Class I | Terminated | 25 Feb 2015 |
| F-1219-2015 | Caramel Apples with red cinnamon, topped with peanuts packaged in the following configurations with Best By Date range - 8/25-11/23/2014, Responsible firm name on label is appy Apple Inc., Washington, MO, and Orosi, CA, : Happy Apples, 1 Apple, Net Wt. 3.75 oz., Happy Apples, Value 3 Pack, Net Wt. 9 oz., Happy… | single apple package - 123/48 count/cases, 8,206/24 count/cases, 112/12 count/cases, and triple apple package -… | Class I | Terminated | 25 Feb 2015 |
| F-1220-2015 | Happy Apples Grand Gourmet Pecan Caramel Apple packaged in the following configurations with Best By Date range - 8/25-11/23/2014, Responsible firm name on label is Happy Apple Inc., Washington, MO., and Oro si, CA.,: Grand Gourmet, Net WT. 11 oz. and | single apple package - 188/12 count/cases | Class I | Terminated | 25 Feb 2015 |
| F-1221-2015 | Happy Apples Cinnamon Crunch Caramel Apple, Net Wt. 3.5 oz., with Best By Date range - 8/25-11/23/2014, Responsible firm name on label is Happy Apple Inc., Washington, MO., and Orosi, CA. | single apple package - 2,334/24 count/cases, 14/12 count cases | Class I | Terminated | 25 Feb 2015 |
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The event in context
- Food events that started in 2014
- 573
- Share of these events in Class I
- 50%
- Product records in this event
- 8
- Events of the firm on the register
- 1
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report F-1214-2015The FDA record of the first product of this event.
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Cite this page
Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 70069. https://recallregister.com/fda/i/70069/. Source: openFDA enforcement reports. Data through .
Sources
- Source
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- 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:
Product distributed to AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, OR, UT and Canada
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 70069?
- The event has 8 product records. The first record gives this quantity:
single apple pkg - 131/48 count/cases, 3,787/24 count/cases, 2,218/12 count cases and triple apple pkg - 5,047/12…
- How did the recall start?
- The FDA record says:
Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How many food recalls of 2014 have the same class?
- 50% of the 573 food events that started in 2014 are in Class I.