Food recall: Gala, whole fresh apples; Metric Tray sizes, 50ct, 55ct, 60ct, 78ct, 113ct, 2# Poly bags, 3# Poly bags and 5# Mesh…
Class I FDA enforcement event 78794. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
Jack Brown Produce, Inc. initiated a voluntary recall of multiple varieties of apples following notification from the supplier that product may 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
Jack Brown Produce, Inc. started this food recall on 17 Dec 2017. The firm address in the FDA record is in Sparta, MI. FDA put the recall in Class I. FDA event 78794 has 4 product records. The first FDA enforcement report date is 17 Jan 2018. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 29 Mar 2018.
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Distribution
In the words of FDA.
Domestic: Michigan, Georgia, Missouri, Indiana and Ohio Foreign/VA/DOD: None
Recalling firm
Jack Brown Produce, Inc., Sparta, MI.
Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.
FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
Products
4 product records in the event.
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F-0637-2018 | Gala, whole fresh apples; Metric Tray sizes, 50ct, 55ct, 60ct, 78ct, 113ct, 2# Poly bags, 3# Poly bags and 5# Mesh bags; Trays-113ct (5trays per case), 55, 60, 78ct (2trays per RPC case) 2# & 3# - 12 bags per case, 5# - 8 bags per case | 5278 cases | Class I | Terminated | 17 Jan 2018 |
| F-0638-2018 | Fuji, whole fresh apples; Metric Tray sizes, 50ct, 55ct, 60ct, 78ct, 113ct, 2# Poly bags, 3# Poly bags and 5# Mesh bags; Trays-113ct (5trays per case), 55, 60, 78ct (2trays per RPC case) 2# & 3# - 12 bags per case, 5# - 8 bags per case | 5278 units shipped | Class I | Terminated | 17 Jan 2018 |
| F-0639-2018 | Golden Delicious whole fresh apples; Metric Tray sizes, 50ct, 55ct, 60ct, 78ct, 113ct, 2# Poly bags, 3# Poly bags and 5# Mesh bags; Trays-113ct (5trays per case), 55, 60, 78ct (2trays per RPC case) 2# & 3# - 12 bags per case, 5# - 8 bags per case | 5278 units shipped | Class I | Terminated | 17 Jan 2018 |
| F-0640-2018 | Golden Del., Gala, Fuji, Honey Crisp; Metric Tray sizes, 50ct, 55ct, 60ct, 78ct, 113ct, 2# Poly bags, 3# Poly bags and 5# Mesh bags; Trays-113ct (5trays per case), 55, 60, 78ct (2trays per RPC case) 2# & 3# - 12 bags per case, 5# - 8 bags per case | 5278 units shipped | Class I | Terminated | 17 Jan 2018 |
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Class I: The highest of the three FDA recall classes.
The event in context
- Food events that started in 2017
- 599
- Share of these events in Class I
- 41%
- Product records in this event
- 4
- Events of the firm on the register
- 1
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report F-0637-2018The FDA record of the first product of this event.
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Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 78794. https://recallregister.com/fda/i/78794/. 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:
Domestic: Michigan, Georgia, Missouri, Indiana and Ohio Foreign/VA/DOD: None
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 78794?
- The event has 4 product records. The first record gives this quantity:
5278 cases
- How did the recall start?
- The FDA record says:
Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How many food recalls of 2017 have the same class?
- 41% of the 599 food events that started in 2017 are in Class I.