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Class I · High risk Terminated Initiated Feb 23, 2016 (11 years ago)

Macadamia Diced Nuts packaged under the following brands recall

Recalled by Marathon Ventures Inc · Bellevue, NE, United States

Class I — High risk. Reasonable probability of serious harm or death.

Why it was recalled

Product potentially contaminated with Salmonella. Routine, random product sampling by FDA revealed the presence of Salmonella in a retail package of macadamia nuts packaged by the recalling firm.

Pathogen: Salmonella

Salmonella is the most common cause of food recalls for bacteria, often in eggs, produce, nuts and spices.

The most serious food recalls: a contaminated product can cause outbreaks, hospitalisations and deaths, especially for pregnant people, young children, older adults and anyone with a weakened immune system. All bacteria & viruses recalls.

What was recalled

Macadamia Diced Nuts packaged under the following brands: 1) Shurfine, Item no. 86635, 5 OZ (142 g) plastic bags, packed 12 bags per case, UPC 0 15400 86635 4. Distributed by Western Family Foods, Inc., Portland OR. 2) Western Family, 5 OZ (142 g) plastic bags, packed 12 per case, UPC 0 15400 16635 5. Distributed by Western Family Foods, Inc., Portland, OR. 3) HyVee, 2 OZ (57 g) plastic bags, packed 12 per case, UPC 0 75450 13287 8. Distributed by HyVee, Inc., West Des Moines, IA. 4) Market Pantry, 2.25 OZ (64 g) plastic bags, packed 12 bags per case, UPC 0 85239 52108 3. Distributed by Target Corp., Minneapolis, MN. 5) Pear's Gourmet, 16 OZ (454 g) plastic bags, UPC 0 75049 42186 4. Pear's Gourmet, Bellevue, NE 68005. 6) CWD, 5 LBS. (2.27 kg) per 1-count case, UPC 06509. Packed for and distributed by Cash-Wa Distributing Co. Kearney, North Platte, Sidney, NE. and 7) Nutpro C.C. Macadamia Nuts Style #5, 25 LBS., bulk case item no. N0609. The responsible firm is Nutpro South Africa.

Quantity: 5890 lbs.

Lot codes, dates and UPCs

A recall covers only these codes. Compare them with the lot number, best-by date or UPC printed on your package.

Product 1 - Shurfine) Best By: 2 SEP 2016; Product 2 - Western Family) Best By: 3 AUG 2016, 4 AUG 2016, 2 SEP 2016 Product 3 - HyVee) Best By: 10 JUL 2016 Product 4 - Market Pantry) Best By: 13 AUG 2016, 11 SEP 2016 Product 5 - Pear's Gourmet) Best By: 11 SEP 2016, 25 SEP 2016 Product 6 - CWD) lots 15204 andn 15260 Product 7 - Nutpro, bulk) lot 79818

Where it was sold

California Colorado Georgia Iowa Indiana Minnesota Missouri North Carolina Nebraska Oregon South Carolina Texas Utah Virginia Wisconsin

FDA's distribution note: Product was distributed to CA, CO, GA, IA, IN, MN, MO, NC, NE, OR, SC, TX, UT, VA, and WI. There was no military/government/foreign distribution.

Do not eat it. Class I means FDA judged there is a reasonable probability of serious illness or death. If the brand, size and lot or date code on your package match, throw the product away or return it to the store for a refund, and clean any surface or container it touched. If anyone has eaten it and feels unwell, contact a doctor and mention the recall. FDA lists this recall as terminated: the company has finished removing the product, so it should no longer be on shelves - but it can still be in a freezer or pantry.

Recalling firm
Marathon Ventures Inc
Initiated by
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall initiated
Feb 23, 2016
In FDA report of
May 4, 2016
Terminated
Oct 12, 2018
FDA recall number
F-1244-2016 · event 73355
Official record
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Other recalls by Marathon Ventures Inc

Class I · High risk Terminated Salmonella

Macadamia nuts in various formats

Reason Macadamia nuts may have possible contamination with Salmonella florida.

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