Bix Produce Issues Safety Alert on Cut Cantaloupe Products Due to Potential Salmonella Contamination

Summary

Company Announcement Date:

November 28, 2023

FDA Publish Date:

November 30, 2023

Product Type:

Food & Beverages

Fruit/Fruit Product

Foodborne Illness

Reason for Announcement:

Recall Reason Description

Potential for Salmonella contamination

Company Name:

Bix Produce

Brand Name:

Brand Name(s)

Multiple brands

Product Description:

Product Description

Fruit Cups containing cantaloupe

Company Announcement

Little Canada, MN., Nov. 27, 2023 – Bix Produce of Little Canada, MN., is issuing a voluntary recall of Grab N’ Go containers of cut cantaloupe and mixed fruit cups due to the potential for Salmonella contamination in the products. These cantaloupe products were derived from cantaloupes that are involved in the recent Malachita cantaloupe recall.

Consumers, restaurants, retailers, and wholesalers should not eat, sell, or serve recalled cantaloupe or recalled products containing cantaloupe.
Consumers who may have frozen cantaloupe or cantaloupe products for later use should check their freezers and throw away any recalled products.
If you cannot tell if your cantaloupe is part of the recall, do not eat or use it. Throw it away.

The affected cantaloupe products were distributed from October 19th through October 20th, 2023, and were sold in the states of Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin at convenience stores, delis, and business cafes. These products are beyond their usable shelf-life and are no longer expected to be in commerce.

Brand	Item Description	Item Number	Pack/Size	Lot Code
Created Fresh!	CANTALOUPE FRUIT CUP GRAB N’ GO	19703	5.75 OZ EACH	SELL BY DATES OF 10/25/2023 AND 10/26/2023
Created Fresh!	MIXED FRUIT CUP GRAB N’ GO	19721	5.75 OZ EACH	SELL BY DATES OF 10/25/2023 AND 10/26/2023
Jack & Olive	MIXED FRUIT CUP J&O	23355	5.75 OZ EACH	SELL BY DATES OF 10/25/2023 AND 10/26/2023

To date, there have been no illnesses reported related to products distributed by Bix Produce. No other products distributed by Bix Produce are being recalled. Bix Produce is working collaboratively with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on this recall.

The recall was initiated after a supplier notified Bix Produce that they had delivered recalled Malachita cantaloupes to Bix Produce and that those had been processed and distributed by Bix Produce.

Bix Produce takes the safety and integrity of the products it distributes seriously and regrets any inconvenience and concern this recall may cause.

Customers who have any questions about the recall may call: 651-487-8000

Below are pictures of the packaging labels.