WHY THIS PRODUCT IS LISTED
Listeria
CDC epidemiologists have linked an outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes illness to caramel apples.
Product description & recall reason
The recall record describes “Caramel Apple labeled as Merbs Candies, Double Dipped, St. Louis individually wrapped in plastic”; the source reports: “CDC epidemiologists have linked an outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes illness to caramel apples.”
Based on the official recall record; packaging and sales claims have not been verified. Verify with the official source ↗
Identify the product
- Product description
- Caramel Apple labeled as Merbs Candies, Double Dipped, St. Louis individually wrapped in plastic
- Brand
- Not supplied by this source
- Lot, batch, UPC & other codes
- no codes are applied to product
- Quantity
- 1,000 retail caramel apples
Where it came from & where it went
- Recalling firm
- Sugar Daddy LTD
- Recalling firm address
- 4000 S Grand Blvd; N/A; Saint Louis; MO; 63118-3408; United States
- Product production / origin location
- Not supplied by this source
- Distribution — source wording
- Product was distributed wholesale to area (eastern MO and southern IL) supermarkets and other retailers. The firm also distrbuted apples via its local retail store and via the internet to consumers nationwide.
States identified in the source
Nationwide — includes all U.S. states.
Also named: Illinois, Missouri.
State matching is derived from the source’s distribution wording, which may be incomplete. The recalling company’s address is not used as the distribution location.