Recall Announcement (ODA/ODH 2000-18)
Date: May 26, 2000
PRODUCT
Frozen Strawberries: a) Richfoods brand Frozen Sliced Strawberries, packed in 16oz., fibermatic container Sysco Classic brand Frozen Sliced Strawberries. Packed in 30-lb. plastic pail Alliant Prestige brand Frozen Sliced Strawberries, packed in 6 1/2-lb. plastic tub. Great Value brand Frozen Sliced Strawberries, packed in 10 oz. sefton container Safeway brand Frozen Sliced Strawberries, packed in 16 oz. fibermatic container Kroger brand Frozen Sliced Strawberries, packed in 10 oz. fibermatic container Kroger brand Frozen Sliced Strawberries, packed in 16 oz. fibermatic container b) Sysco Classic brand Frozen Whole Strawberries packed in 30-lb plastic pail c) New West Foods brand Frozen Juice Stock Strawberries, packed in 400-lb. Drum. Recall #F-457/459-0.CODE
NW060991 and NW063094.MANUFACTURER
New West Foods, Watsonville, California.RECALLED BY
Manufacturer, by letters, telephone, faxes and overnight deliveries beginning on April 25, 2000, and by press release on April 28, 2000. Firm-initiated recall ongoing.DISTRIBUTION
Nationwide.QUANTITY
(1) Richfoods brand Frozen Strawberries, packed in 16 oz. Fibermatic container: 24 packages per case. Code: NW063094 441 cases processed and shipped on 9/7/99, 1/12/00, 3/21/00 (2) Sysco Classic brand Frozen Sliced Strawberries packed in 30-lb. plastic pail, Code: NW063094. 588 pails processed and shipped on 4/14/00, ***4/22/00*** (3) Sysco Classic brand Frozen Whole Strawberries packed in 30-lb. plastic pail, Code: NW060991. 192 pails all remaining at the firm (4) Alliant Prestige brand Frozen Strawberries, packed in 6 1/2-lb. plastic tub, 6-lb. tubs per case. Code: NW063094, NW060991. 905 cases processed, 862 cases shipped, 43 cases remain at firm (5) Great Value brand Frozen Sliced Strawberries, packed in 10 oz. Sefton container, 24 packages per case. Code: NW063094. 171 cases processed, 46 cases shipped, 125 cases remaining at the firm (6) Safeway brand Frozen Sliced Strawberries, packed in 16 oz. Sefton container, 24 packages per case. Code: NW060991. 189 cases processed, 160 cases shipped on 12/28/99, 29 cases remain at the firm (7) Kroger brand Frozen Sliced Strawberries, packed in 10 oz. Fibermatic container, 24 packages per case. Code: NW060991. 154 cases processed, 154 cases shipped on 6/25/99 to 8/19/99 (8) Kroger brand Frozen Sliced Strawberries, packed in 16 oz. Fibermatic container, 24 packages per case. Code: NW060991. 328 cases processed, 328 shipped (9) New West Foods brand Frozen Juice Stock Strawberries, packed in 400-lb. drum, Code: NW063094. 3 drums all remaining at the firm.REASON
Product was associated with a March 2000 illness outbreak of hepatitis A in Massachusetts.