Food recall: Caramel Apple labeled as Merbs Candies, Double Dipped, St. Louis individually wrapped in plastic
FDA enforcement event 70126 is a food recall by Sugar Daddy LTD of Saint Louis, MO, initiated 29 Dec 2014 and classified Class I, with 2 product records.
FDA defines Class I as 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. 50% of the 573 food enforcement events initiated in 2014 carry the same class.
Status: Terminated, terminated 9 Feb 2017. Initiation: voluntary: firm initiated. This is the only enforcement event on this register for Sugar Daddy LTD.
Recall classification reflects the relative degree of health hazard. Text in quotation marks is FDA's. openFDA export dated 28 Sep 2026.
Recalling firm
Sugar Daddy LTD, Saint Louis, MO.
Reason for recall
"CDC epidemiologists have linked an outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes illness to caramel apples."
Distribution
"Product was distributed wholesale to area (eastern MO and southern IL) supermarkets and other retailers. The firm also distrbuted apples via its local retail store and via the internet to consumers…"
Product records
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F-1351-2015 | Caramel Apple labeled as Merbs Candies, Double Dipped, St. Louis individually wrapped in plastic | 1,000 retail caramel apples | Class I | Terminated | 4 Mar 2015 |
| F-1352-2015 | Caramel and Pecan Apple labeled as Merbs Candies, Bionic Apple, St. Louis individually packaged in plastic wrappers. | 70,500 wholesale caramel apples (30 apples/case), 39,500 retail caramel apples | Class I | Terminated | 4 Mar 2015 |
Context
Questions and answers
Why was this food recalled?
FDA's record gives the reason for recall as: "CDC epidemiologists have linked an outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes illness to caramel apples."
What does Class I mean?
FDA classifies recalls by relative degree of health hazard. Class I is 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.
Where was the product distributed?
FDA's distribution pattern field reads: "Product was distributed wholesale to area (eastern MO and southern IL) supermarkets and other retailers. The firm also distrbuted apples via its local retail store and via the internet to consumers…"
Is the recall still ongoing?
FDA lists the status as Terminated; the termination date is 9 Feb 2017. "Terminated" means FDA has determined that all reasonable efforts to remove or correct the product have been made.
Where does this data come from?
openFDA enforcement reports (food, drug and device), CC0, export dated 28 Sep 2026. Text in quotation marks is FDA's. The FDA enforcement report linked above is authoritative.
Provenance
Source: openFDA food enforcement reports (CC0), export dated 28 Sep 2026; records grouped by FDA event number. The class shown for the event is the most severe class among its records. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections.