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Snowfruit Variety of vegetables and pepper mixes recall: Potential Foodborne Illness – Listeria monocytogenes

Recall published 2+ years ago

Potential Foodborne Illness – Listeria monocytogenes

The hazard: Listeria contamination

Listeria is the reason this product was pulled, and it is the one food hazard where "it is still in date and it smells fine" tells you nothing at all.

What the notice says: Listeria monocytogenes , an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.

Why it matters: Listeria monocytogenes is unusual among foodborne bacteria because it keeps growing at refrigerator temperature. A contaminated pack does not become safer for sitting in the cold, and it will look, smell and taste completely normal.

Symptoms and when to call a doctor

Listeriosis is mild or silent in most healthy adults, but it is serious for pregnant people, newborns, adults over 65 and anyone whose immune system is suppressed. The CDC describes intestinal illness as diarrhoea and vomiting, and invasive illness as fever, muscle aches, headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance or convulsions. In pregnancy it can cause miscarriage, stillbirth or infection in the newborn even when the parent feels only mildly unwell. Symptoms can start within a day or not appear for weeks, so tell any doctor you see that you ate a recalled product and give them the date.

This page is general information, not medical advice. If you feel unwell, a clinician who can see you is the only person able to judge your case.

Recall details

Published
July 25, 2024
Risk level
Highest risk
Issued by
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Brand
Snowfruit
Product type
Fresh produce
Distribution
Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Virginia, West Virginia
Sold at
Kroger
UPC codes
63912388035212, 6391238800625, 6391238800248, 6391238800487, 63912388040611, 63912388039011, 63912388057416, 63912388016114, 63912388015414, 63912388011614, 63912388009314, 63912388010914, 63912388018516, 63912388017816, 63912388026012, 6391238800317, 63912388078912, 639123880352, 639123880062, 639123880024
Reports of harm
There have been no illnesses or consumer complaints reported to date .

Products covered by this recall

Variety of vegetables and pepper mixes

What the company announced

Houston, TX (July 25, 2024) – JFE Franchising, Inc. of Houston, TX, is recalling a limited number of products because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes .

Listeria monocytogenes , an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women. There have been no illnesses or consumer complaints reported to date .

This recall is in connection to a previous recall released by Wiers Farm, Inc. dated July 22, 2024 . Products involved in this recall were packed between July 6-19, 2024.

All items were sold in plastic clam-shell containers and sold at select Kroger retail stores in Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, West Virginia & Jay C Food retail stores in Indiana:

SNOWFRUIT Butternut Squash Cubes – UPC 639123880352 – 12oz Container

SNOWFRUIT Chopped Cilantro with White Onion – UPC 639123880062 – 5oz Container

SNOWFRUIT Diced Pepper Tri-Blend – UPC 639123880024 – 8oz Container

SNOWFRUIT Diced Pepper w/ White Onion – UPC 639123880048 – 7oz Container

SNOWFRUIT Fajita Mix, Hot – UPC 639123880406 – 11oz Container

SNOWFRUIT Fajita Mix, Mild – UPC 639123880390 – 11oz Container

SNOWFRUIT Guacamole & Pico de Gallo Combo – UPC 639123880574 – 16oz Container

SNOWFRUIT Guacamole Chunky Medium – UPC 639123880161 – 14oz Container

SNOWFRUIT Guacamole Chunky Mild – UPC 639123880154 – 14oz Container

SNOWFRUIT Pico de Gallo Classic Hot – UPC 639123880116 – 14oz Container

SNOWFRUIT Pico de Gallo Classic Medium – UPC 639123880093 – 14oz Container

SNOWFRUIT Pico de Gallo Classic Mild – UPC 639123880109 – 14oz Container

SNOWFRUIT Salsa Medium – UPC 639123880185 – 16oz Container

SNOWFRUIT Salsa Mild – UPC 639123880178 – 16oz Container

SNOWFRUIT Snacking Peppers – UPC 639123880260 – 12oz Container

SNOWFRUIT Diced Jalapeno – UPC 639123880031 – 7oz Container

SNOWFRUIT Guacamole Blender Mild – UPC 639123880789 – 12oz Container

Affected items can be identified by reviewing the product label ( example ) for any combination of both an affected SELL BY date AND an affected LOT listed below. A complete list of locations where the affected product was sold is available .

Detailed Lot Information

  • Items: SNOWFRUIT Chopped Cilantro with White Onion - UPC 639123880062 - 5oz Container SNOWFRUIT Guacamole & Pico de Gallo Combo - UPC 639123880574 - 16oz Container SNOWFRUIT Guacamole Chunky Medium - UPC 639123880161 - 14oz Container SNOWFRUIT Guacamole Chunky Mild - UPC 639123880154 - 14oz Container SNOWFRUIT Pico de Gallo Classic Hot - UPC 639123880116 - 14oz Container SNOWFRUIT Pico de Gallo Classic Medium - UPC 639123880093 - 14oz Container SNOWFRUIT Pico de Gallo Classic Mild - UPC 639123880109 - 14oz Container SNOWFRUIT Salsa Medium - UPC 639123880185 - 16oz Container SNOWFRUIT Salsa Mild - UPC 639123880178 - 16oz Container SNOWFRUIT Guacamole Blender Mild - UPC 639123880789 - 12oz Container · Sell By Date: 7/6/2024 THROUGH 7/26/2024 · Lot Information: CBMA128F · CBMA857F · CDMA439F
  • Items: CBMA232F · Sell By Date: CBMA858F · Lot Information: CDMA441F
  • Items: CBMA264F · Sell By Date: CBMA861F. · Lot Information: CDMA444F
  • Items: CBMA273F · Sell By Date: CBMA864F · Lot Information: CDMA445F
  • Items: CBMA312F · Sell By Date: CBMA867F · Lot Information: CDMA447F
  • Items: CBMA315F · Sell By Date: CBMA870F · Lot Information: CDMA448F
  • Items: CBMA327F · Sell By Date: CBMA871F · Lot Information: CDMA454F
  • Items: CBMA328F · Sell By Date: CBMA878F · Lot Information: CDMA465F
  • Items: CBMA341F · Sell By Date: CBMA879F · Lot Information: CDMA466F
  • Items: CBMA348F · Sell By Date: CBMA880F · Lot Information: CDMA468F
  • Items: CBMA350F · Sell By Date: CBMA881F · Lot Information: CDMA475F
  • Items: CBMA388F · Sell By Date: CBMA891F · Lot Information: CDMA477F
  • Items: CBMA504F · Sell By Date: CBMA893F · Lot Information: CDMA482F
  • Items: CBMA506F · Sell By Date: CBMA895F · Lot Information: CDMA513F
  • Items: CBMA511F · Sell By Date: CBMA897F · Lot Information: CDMA705F
  • Items: CBMA512F · Sell By Date: CBMA898F · Lot Information: CDMA722F
  • Items: CBMA514F · Sell By Date: CBMA901F · Lot Information: CDMA741F
  • Items: CBMA518F · Sell By Date: CBMA907F · Lot Information: CDMA747F
  • Items: CBMA519F · Sell By Date: CBMA920F · Lot Information: CDMA754F
  • Items: CBMA522F · Sell By Date: CBMA926F · Lot Information: CDMA758F
  • Items: CBMA525F · Sell By Date: CBMA931F · Lot Information: CDMA765F
  • Items: CBMA531F · Sell By Date: CBMA938F · Lot Information: CDMA770F
  • Items: CBMA532F · Sell By Date: CBMA940F · Lot Information: CDMA811F
  • Items: CBMA536F · Sell By Date: CBMA942F · Lot Information: CDMA817F
  • Items: CBMA538F · Sell By Date: CBMA957F · Lot Information: CDMA825F
  • Items: CBMA542F · Sell By Date: CBMA965F · Lot Information: CDMA826F
  • Items: CBMA543F · Sell By Date: CBMA966F · Lot Information: CDMA827F
  • Items: CBMA546F · Sell By Date: CBMA971F · Lot Information: CDMA829F
  • Items: CBMA548F · Sell By Date: CBMA982F · Lot Information: CDMA832F
  • Items: CBMA549F · Sell By Date: CBMA990F · Lot Information: CDMA833F
  • Items: CBMA557F · Sell By Date: CDMA335F · Lot Information: CDMA835F
  • Items: CBMA562F · Sell By Date: CDMA336F · Lot Information: CDMA836F
  • Items: CBMA569F · Sell By Date: CDMA344F · Lot Information: CDMA836F
  • Items: CBMA575F · Sell By Date: CDMA351F · Lot Information: CDMA838F
  • Items: CBMA581F · Sell By Date: CDMA353F · Lot Information: CDMA901F
  • Items: CBMA587F · Sell By Date: CDMA355F · Lot Information: CDMA902F
  • Items: CBMA590F · Sell By Date: CDMA359F · Lot Information: CDMA907F
  • Items: CBMA591F · Sell By Date: CDMA361F · Lot Information: CDMA909F
  • Items: CBMA593F · Sell By Date: CDMA364F · Lot Information: CDMA910F
  • Items: CBMA594F · Sell By Date: CDMA367F · Lot Information: CDMA913F
  • Items: CBMA598F · Sell By Date: CDMA370F · Lot Information: CDMA915F
  • Items: CBMA617F · Sell By Date: CDMA376F · Lot Information: CDMA920F
  • Items: CBMA621F · Sell By Date: CDMA380F · Lot Information: CDMA921F
  • Items: CBMA623F · Sell By Date: CDMA381F · Lot Information: CDMA923F
  • Items: CBMA641F · Sell By Date: CDMA383F · Lot Information: CDMA925F
  • Items: CBMA664F · Sell By Date: CDMA384F · Lot Information: CDMA929F
  • Items: CBMA800F · Sell By Date: CDMA390F · Lot Information: CDMA932F
  • Items: CBMA802F · Sell By Date: CDMA392F · Lot Information: CDMA934F
  • Items: CBMA803F · Sell By Date: CDMA395F · Lot Information: CDMA935F
  • Items: CBMA804F · Sell By Date: CDMA402F · Lot Information: CDMA938F
  • Items: CBMA805F · Sell By Date: CDMA405F · Lot Information: CDMA939F
  • Items: CBMA806F · Sell By Date: CDMA406F · Lot Information: CDMA942F
  • Items: CBMA808F · Sell By Date: CDMA408F · Lot Information: CDMA943F
  • Items: CBMA810F · Sell By Date: CDMA409F · Lot Information: CDMA944F
  • Items: CBMA812F · Sell By Date: CDMA410F · Lot Information: CDMA945F
  • Items: CBMA815F · Sell By Date: CDMA411F · Lot Information: CDMA946F
  • Items: CBMA817F · Sell By Date: CDMA412F · Lot Information: CDMA948F
  • Items: CBMA818F · Sell By Date: CDMA413F · Lot Information: CDMA951F
  • Items: CBMA819F · Sell By Date: CDMA418F · Lot Information: CDMA959F

Consumers who have purchased affected SNOWFRUIT products are urged to not consume the products and return them to the place of purchase for a full refund or dispose of the products. Consumers with questions may contact the company at [email protected] .

JFE Franchising, Inc. is committed to implementing all measures necessary to fully resolve this situation. The safety & wellbeing of the consumer is our top priority.

Reproduced from the company announcement posted on fda.gov. Links and contact forms in the original are not repeated here; the official notice below has them.

Check your product

The notice names 67 codes you can read straight off the package. Type the one printed on yours and the list below narrows to it.

UPC / barcode

Read the twelve digits under the barcode on the package.

  • 63912388035212
  • 6391238800625
  • 6391238800248
  • 6391238800487
  • 63912388040611
  • 63912388039011
  • 63912388057416
  • 63912388016114
  • 63912388015414
  • 63912388011614
  • 63912388009314
  • 63912388010914
  • 63912388018516
  • 63912388017816
  • 63912388026012
  • 6391238800317
  • 63912388078912
  • 639123880352
  • 639123880062
  • 639123880024

Best-by / use-by date

Printed beside the lot code, not on the price sticker.

  • 7/6/2024
  • 7/26/2024
  • CBMA858F
  • CBMA861F
  • CBMA864F
  • CBMA867F
  • CBMA870F
  • CBMA871F
  • CBMA878F
  • CBMA879F
  • CBMA880F
  • CBMA881F
  • CBMA891F
  • CBMA893F
  • CBMA895F
  • CBMA897F
  • CBMA898F
  • CBMA901F
  • CBMA907F
  • CBMA920F

Model or item number

On the rating label, the box or the instruction sheet.

  • CBMA232F
  • CBMA264F
  • CBMA273F
  • CBMA312F
  • CBMA315F
  • CBMA327F
  • CBMA328F
  • CBMA341F
  • CBMA348F
  • CBMA350F
  • CBMA388F
  • CBMA504F
  • CBMA506F
  • CBMA511F
  • CBMA512F
  • CBMA514F
  • CBMA518F
  • CBMA519F
  • CBMA522F
  • CBMA525F

Package size

Match the net weight or the piece count on the front of the pack.

  • 12 oz
  • 5 oz
  • 8 oz
  • 7 oz
  • 11 oz
  • 16 oz
  • 14 oz

Codes are lifted verbatim from the FDA — Company recall announcements notice. A code that is missing here may still be covered — the official notice is the complete list.

What to do about Listeria

Snowfruit — Listeria is the reason this product was pulled, and it is the one food hazard where "it is still in date and it smells fine" tells you nothing at all.

  1. Do not eat it and do not open a sealed pack to inspect it — opening it only spreads the bacteria around your kitchen.
  2. If anyone in the household is pregnant, over 65 or immunocompromised, call a clinician for advice even if nobody feels ill. That conversation is quick and it is the whole point of a Listeria recall.
  3. Photograph the label, the lot code and the date mark before the pack leaves the house — that picture is what a refund claim runs on.
  4. Throw it out in a sealed bag, or return it to the store. Either is accepted; what matters is that nobody else eats it.

How to get your money back

Food recalls carry a full refund, and in the United States you usually do not need the receipt or the packaging.

  • Take the product, or your photo of the label, to the customer service desk of the store where you bought it. Nearly every national grocer refunds recalled food on the spot.
  • Bought it online? Open the order in your account and use the refund option; marketplace sellers are required to honour a federal recall.
  • If the store refuses, contact the recalling company using the details on this page. The firm, not the shop, carries the cost of a recall.
  • If you have a loyalty card, the retailer can look the purchase up in your history — Kroger, Costco and Walmart all do this routinely.

Remedy named in the notice: Consumers who have purchased affected SNOWFRUIT products are urged to not consume the products and return them to the place of purchase for a full refund or dispose of the products.

Company contact: JFE Franchising, Inc. — Consumers: JFE Franchising, Inc., [email protected] — Media: JoeyLauren Weisshaar, All Points Public Relations, [email protected]

The official notice

This page summarises a notice published by U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The agency notice is the authoritative version — read it before you act, and treat it as the final word if anything here looks different.

Open the FDA — Company recall announcements record U.S. Food and Drug Administration recalls

Questions people ask about this recall

Why was Snowfruit fresh produce recalled?

Potential Foodborne Illness – Listeria monocytogenes Listeria monocytogenes , an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.

How do I know if I have the recalled product?

Match the codes printed on your package against the notice: UPC 63912388035212, 6391238800625, 6391238800248; best-by date 7/6/2024 or 7/26/2024; model number CBMA232F, CBMA264F, CBMA273F. If the code on your package is not on that list, your unit is outside the recall.

What should I do with it right now?

Do not eat it and do not open a sealed pack to inspect it — opening it only spreads the bacteria around your kitchen.

Can I get my money back?

The notice says: Consumers who have purchased affected SNOWFRUIT products are urged to not consume the products and return them to the place of purchase for a full refund or dispose of the products.

Which states were affected?

The notice lists Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Virginia, West Virginia.

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