Food recall: Whole cucumbers
Class I FDA enforcement event 72998. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
Possible contamination of Salmonella
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
FreshPoint Corporate started this food recall on 31 Dec 2015. The firm address in the FDA record is in Maitland, FL. FDA put the recall in Class I. FDA event 72998 has 2 product records. The first FDA enforcement report date is 17 Feb 2016. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 4 Nov 2016.
It is important to note that most of the time recall classifications are determined after the recalling firm provides all of the information needed to determine the risk posed to public health. The classification and posting in the FDA Enforcement Report should not be seen as an expansion or change to a firm’s voluntary public warning.
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Distribution
In the words of FDA.
Florida and Georgia
Recalling firm
FreshPoint Corporate, Maitland, FL.
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-0569-2016 | Whole cucumbers | 1507 cases | Class I | Terminated | 17 Feb 2016 |
| F-0570-2016 | Sliced cucumbers | N/A | Class I | Terminated | 17 Feb 2016 |
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Class I: The highest of the three FDA recall classes.
The event in context
- Food events that started in 2015
- 607
- Share of these events in Class I
- 47%
- Product records in this event
- 2
- Events of the firm on the register
- 1
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report F-0569-2016The FDA record of the first product of this event.
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Cite this page
Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 72998. https://recallregister.com/fda/i/72998/. 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:
Florida and Georgia
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 72998?
- The event has 2 product records. The first record gives this quantity:
1507 cases
- How did the recall start?
- The FDA record says:
Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How many food recalls of 2015 have the same class?
- 47% of the 607 food events that started in 2015 are in Class I.