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Burch Farms
FDA recall F-2031-2012 · Class I · reported 2012-09-05 · Terminated
- Product
- Whole Fresh Cantaloupe, PLU# 4319, Burch Farms, Faison, NC 28341. On 8/2/2012 the recall was expanded to include cantaloupes labeled, Cottle Strawberry, Inc., #4319, Faison, NC. (Cottle Farms is not involved in this recall).
- Reason
- Product was found to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
- Quantity
- 580 cases (9 whole cantaloupes per case). Additional188,902 cantaloupes.
- Distribution
- NY; Expanded on 8/2 to include FL, GA, IL, MD, NC, NJ, PA, SC and VA.
- Firm location
- NC, United States
- Initiated
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- First notice
- Press Release
- Recall started
- 2012-07-28
- Terminated
- 2014-05-01
- Code info
- PLU 4319
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.