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Apple Foods, Inc.
FDA recall F-0876-2019 · Class II · reported 2019-02-13 · Terminated
- Product
- Diced Celery, packaged in vacuum sealed clear polybags, 5 pounds each, four packages per case. Product is sold under brand name Apple Foods. Celery Sticks, packaged in vacuum sealed clear polybags, 5 pounds each, four packages per case. Product is sold under brand name Apple Foods. This product distributed with the words "Keep Refrigerated" on case labels but it does not instruct to keep refrigerated under 38 F. There are no labels on individual bags.
- Reason
- Diced Celery and Celery Sticks, packaged in vacuum bags, is recalled due to a potential for Clostridium botulinum growth and toxin formation.
- Quantity
- 73/5 lb. bags of Diced Celery and 122/5 lb. bags of Celery Sticks
- Distribution
- distributed in Oregon
- Firm location
- OR, United States
- Initiated
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- First notice
- Telephone
- Recall started
- 2018-12-20
- Terminated
- 2019-02-11
- Code info
- No codes
Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration, openFDA Food Enforcement database (openFDA Food Enforcement, imported 2026-09). The FDA does not validate openFDA data for completeness or accuracy. This is a record of an enforcement action, not safety advice.