David Oppenheimer and Company I LLC is recalling all one-pound clamshells of Zespri brand organic green kiwifruit because government testing found Listeria monocytogenes in a sample.
The recalled organic green kiwifruit is grown in New Zealand, exported to North America and repacked locally for sale in one-pound clear plastic clamshells bearing the Zespri brand and UPC code 8 18849 02009 3, containing fruit stickered with the GTIN bar code 9400 9552.
The organic green kiwifruit subject to the recall was shipped between June 14, 2023 and July 7, 2023, and sold in clamshells at retail locations in FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, MI, NC, NY, OH, PA, TN, TX, VA and WI.
The recall was the result of a routine sampling by the Kentucky Department for Public Health on July 7, 2023. Since being notified on Aug. 3, David Oppenheimer and Company I LLC has worked with Zespri to trace the product through the supply chain to two grower lots, and immediately ceased the distribution of organic green kiwifruit from the related grower lots as it continues its investigation in cooperation with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
No illnesses have been reported to date.
Consumers who still have any of these products are urged not to consume the product and to discard it immediately. Consumers with questions may contact David Oppenheimer and Company I, LLC at 866-698-2580 or send an email to contact@oppy.com.
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