Food recall: Lemons, 2lb mesh bag sold under the brand names of Fresh from the Start, UPC 33383 14020 & Wegmans, UPC 77890 15917
Class II FDA enforcement event 86198. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Ongoing.
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
The firm received positive Environmental sampling results for Listeria monocytogenes.
Class II, in the words of FDA
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
Freshouse Produce started this food recall on 7 Aug 2020. The firm address in the FDA record is in Salisbury, NC. FDA put the recall in Class II. FDA event 86198 has 4 product records. The first FDA enforcement report date is 30 Sep 2020. The record gives the status Ongoing.
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.
Product was shipped to the following states: MD, NC, PA, SC, & VA. North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Virginia and to wholesalers in Maryland
Recalling firm
Freshouse Produce, Salisbury, NC.
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-1535-2020 | Lemons, 2lb mesh bag sold under the brand names of Fresh from the Start, UPC 33383 14020 & Wegmans, UPC 77890 15917 | 5,556/2 lb mesh bags + 44/40lb boxes | Class II | Ongoing | 30 Sep 2020 |
| F-1536-2020 | Freshouse Limes, 2lb mesh bag, UPC 33383 14683 & Nature Promise Organic Limes, 1lb mesh bag, UPC 88267 53813 | 2,870 mesh bags + 40/40lb boxes | Class II | Ongoing | 30 Sep 2020 |
| F-1537-2020 | Wegmans Valencia Oranges, 4lb mesh bag, UPC 77890 52363 | 1,694/4lb mesh bags + 36/40lb boxes | Class II | Ongoing | 30 Sep 2020 |
| F-1538-2020 | Fresh from the Start Red B Potatoes, 3lb mesh bag, UPC 33383 51003 | 8,262 bags | Class III | Ongoing | 30 Sep 2020 |
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Class II: The middle of the three FDA recall classes.
The event in context
- Food events that started in 2020
- 381
- Share of these events in Class II
- 57%
- Product records in this event
- 4
- Events of the firm on the register
- 1
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report F-1535-2020The FDA record of the first product of this event.
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Cite this page
Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 86198. https://recallregister.com/fda/ii/86198/. 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:
Product was shipped to the following states: MD, NC, PA, SC, & VA. North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Virginia and to wholesalers in Maryland
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 86198?
- The event has 4 product records. The first record gives this quantity:
5,556/2 lb mesh bags + 44/40lb boxes
- How did the recall start?
- The FDA record says:
Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How many food recalls of 2020 have the same class?
- 57% of the 381 food events that started in 2020 are in Class II.