Recalls & Alerts
JARD recalls fresh cut fruit products with cantaloupe
By Sue Mueller
Mar 31, 2008 - 3:24:10 PM

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MONDAY March 31, 2008 (foodconsumer.org) -- A Lawrence, Massachusetts based company on March 28 issued a recall of selected fresh cut fruit products produced with potentially salmonella-contaminated cantaloupe.

Earlier, the Food and Drug Administration issued a public alert saying cantaloupe from Agropecuaria Montelibano may be contaminated with Salmonella and all products are to be retained at borders for inspection.

On March 26, 2008, JARD marketing was requested by its supplier T. M. Kovacevich International Inc, to recall the products produced with affected cantaloupe.
 
Recalled foodservice products are packed in plastic pails or jars, and retail products are packed in plastic cups and trays.  Products being recalled were distributed in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

Food service products containing cantaloupe packed in plastic pails and jars include: Pebble Beach, Festival Of Fruit, Cornucopia Sweet, Jambo Chef, Fowler Fruit Mix, Instantwhip, Syracuse Banana and City Line Food Dist.  

Recalled pails are coded with an expiration date from "Exp Apr 7, 2008" to "Exp Apr 22, 2008 or with a Julian Code of "08067" to "08082".  Plastic jars being recalled are coded with an expiration date of "Exp Apr 22, 2008" to "May 7, 2008" or with a Julian Code of "08067" to "08082".

Retail products with cantaloupe packed in plastic cups and trays include: Frosty Fresh, Fresh Hand Cut, Fruit On The Go, Highland Park, Bruegger’s Bagels, Sid Wainer & Son, Hannaford Brothers and Garden Highway Plant # P-005. Recalled plastic cups and trays are coded with a sell by date of “3/29/08" or earlier.

The FDA said officials are unaware of any illness associated with any products containing cantaloupe sold by JARD Marketing Corp or its distributors.

Salmonella cause nausea, vomiting, fever, diarrhea and abdominal cramps.  Most people may recover from the illness without medical intervention, but those with poor health or weakened immune systems such as HIV and cancer patients may be at a higher risk of getting the bacteria into their blood and suffer life-threatening infections.

Establishments with questions about the recall or the products should contact their suppliers while consumers may contact JARD Marketing Corp at (978) 681-8900, the FDA states in its announcement released on March 28.
 

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