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Food recalls 2013

Canned Pear Halves in Light Syrup or canned Pear Halves in Heavy Syrup — Class II food recall F-1313-2013

Terminated recall by Sage Creek Inc, reported 2013-04-17. Potentially under processed and reports of swollen and bursting cans as well as the fruit turning brown shortl

Recall numberF-1313-2013
Product typeFood
ClassificationClass II
StatusTerminated
Voluntary or mandatedVoluntary
Recalling firmSage Creek Inc, The Dalles, OR, United States
Recall initiated2013-02-08
Classified2013-04-11
Reported by FDA2013-04-17
Terminated2013-04-16
UPC / GTIN / UDI-DI00788637010714

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 for recall

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.

Machine access

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