FDA recall record
Caramel and Pecan Apple labeled as Merbs Candies, Bionic Apple, St. Louis individually packaged in plastic wrappers.
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FDA listed a termination date of February 9, 2017. openFDA does not treat this as a live recall-status tracker.
Product described in an FDA recall
Caramel and Pecan Apple labeled as Merbs Candies, Bionic Apple, St. Louis individually packaged in plastic wrappers.
Reason
CDC epidemiologists have linked an outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes illness to caramel apples.
Products involved
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Caramel and Pecan Apple labeled as Merbs Candies, Bionic Apple, St. Louis individually packaged in plastic wrappers.
Code information listed by FDA
no codes are applied to product
Distribution and firm information
Recalling firm listed by FDA: Sugar Daddy LTD
Firm location listed by FDA: Saint Louis, MO, United States
Distribution reported by FDA: Product was distributed wholesale to area (eastern MO and southern IL) supermarkets and other retailers. The firm also distrbuted apples via its local retail store and via the internet to consumers nationwide.
Product quantity listed by FDA: 70,500 wholesale caramel apples (30 apples/case), 39,500 retail caramel apples
Source
Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), openFDA food enforcement reports.
Official FDA openFDA food enforcement record
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