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Food recall: United Fitness Mix 25LB box, Almonds, Walnuts, Pumpkin Seeds, Cashews, Blueberries***Manufactured or packed in a facilit
FDA enforcement event 80965 is a food recall by Tropical Nut & Fruit Company of Charlotte, NC, initiated 20 Jul 2018 and classified Class II, with 1 product record.
FDA defines Class II as a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote. 56% of the 578 food enforcement events initiated in 2018 carry the same class.
Status: Completed. Initiation: voluntary: firm initiated. Tropical Nut & Fruit Company has 4 enforcement events on this register, with a median of 1 product record per event.
Recall classification reflects the relative degree of health hazard. Text in quotation marks is FDA's. openFDA export dated 28 Sep 2026.
Recalling firm
Tropical Nut & Fruit Company, Charlotte, NC.
Reason for recall
"The firm was notified by a customer that there were maggots in the product."
Distribution
"All product was shipped to TN."
Product records
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F-0031-2019 | United Fitness Mix 25LB box, Almonds, Walnuts, Pumpkin Seeds, Cashews, Blueberries***Manufactured or packed in a facility that uses tree nuts, peanuts, milk, soy, and wheat products" Distributed by: Truly Good Foods, Orlando, FL 32811 UPC 0 94154 00803 7 | 40/25 lb cases | Class II | Completed | 24 Oct 2018 |
Context
Other enforcement events for Tropical Nut & Fruit Company
| Initiated | Product (first record) | Type | Class | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Sep 2024 | Grabeez The Big Cheese SNACK MIX Net Wt. 3.25 oz (92g) Ingredients: Peanuts***Cheese Pretzel Gems***Vegetable Shortening | Food | Class II | 1 |
| 6 Dec 2019 | Truly Good Foods SOUTH OF THE BORDER nut mix NET CT/WT: 25lb box, CONTAINS: PEANUTS, MILK, AND WHEAT. Distributed by Tru | Food | Class II | 1 |
| 20 Jun 2019 | Truly Good Foods Edamame Beans Roasted and Salted 7 oz. (198g) plastic clam shell DISTRIBUTED BY TRULY GOOD FOODS, CHARL | Food | Class II | 1 |
All 4 events for Tropical Nut & Fruit Company
Questions and answers
Why was this food recalled?
FDA's record gives the reason for recall as: "The firm was notified by a customer that there were maggots in the product."
What does Class II mean?
FDA classifies recalls by relative degree of health hazard. Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.
Where was the product distributed?
FDA's distribution pattern field reads: "All product was shipped to TN."
Is the recall still ongoing?
FDA lists the status as Completed. "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.