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Sage Creek Inc
FDA recall F-1313-2013 · Class II · reported 2013-04-17 · Terminated
- Product
- Canned Pear Halves in Light Syrup or canned Pear Halves in Heavy Syrup. The PDP reads "HOOD-CREST HALVES BARTLETT PEARS IN HEAVY SYRUP NET WT. 28 OZ. (1 LB. 12 OZ.) 793G" and the back panel reads in part "***INGREDIENTS: PEARS WATER, SUGAR. Packed by MUIRHEAD CANNING CO. The Dalles, Ore. 97058***" There is no UPC on the label. For the light syrup the PDP reads "HOOD-CREST HALVES BARTLETT PEARS IN LIGHT SYRUP NET WT. 28 OZ. (1LB. 12 OZ.) 793G" The back panel reads in part "***INGREDIENTS: PEARS, WATER, SUGAR. MUIRHEAD CANNING CO. The Dalles, Ore. 97058***" The UPC on the label is 7 88637 01071 4.
- Reason
- Potentially under processed and reports of swollen and bursting cans as well as the fruit turning brown shortly after opening and the fruit is undercooked (firm) from consumers.
- Quantity
- firm unwilling/unable to provide
- Distribution
- Western US
- Firm location
- OR, United States
- Initiated
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- First notice
- Telephone
- Recall started
- 2013-02-08
- Terminated
- 2013-04-16
- Code info
- Pear Halves in Light Syrup has a can code: bartlett 285 12:24. This code is interpreted as: Bartlett type, Julian date 285, and processing time. The can code for Pears in Heavy Syrup is: BARTLETT 285 12:12
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.