IRWINDALE, Calif. -- Wawa, Wegman's, McDonald's and Burger King are listed among the retailers and restaurants with products affected by Missa Bay LLC's recall of apple slices may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
Swedesboro, N,J.-based Missa Bay, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ready Pac Foods Inc., Irwindale, Calif., is voluntarily recalling a total of 293,488 cases and 296,224 individually distributed units of fruit, vegetable and sandwich products containing apples with the use-by dates of July 8, 2012, through Aug. 20, 2012.
The recalled products were produced and distributed from the Missa Bay facility to retailers and foodservice operators in the following states: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Washington D.C., Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee,Vermont, Virginia, Wisconsin and West Virginia.
This recall notification is being issued due to finding Listeria monocytogenes on equipment used by Missa Bay to produce apple products.
Missa Bay, LLC is coordinating closely with regulatory officials. No illnesses have been reported in association with this voluntary recall.
Only the specific products identified in the list below are included in the recall. Retailers and foodservice operators should check their inventories and store shelves to confirm that none of the product is present or available for purchase by consumers or in warehouse inventories, the company said.
Missa Bay is asking consumers who may have purchased the affected product to record the use-by date and/or UPC code number, immediately dispose of the product and contact the Ready Pac consumer affairs department.
Ready Pac has taken immediate precautionary measures to protect public health by issuing this voluntary recall.
Click here for the U.S. Food & Drug Administration webpage on the recall, including specific product descriptions.
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