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Food recalls 2013

Caribena Brand papayas packed in 35 lb — Class I food recall F-1643-2013

Terminated recall by Caribe Produce, reported 2013-07-17, distributed in NC, NJ. Product has the potential to be contaminated with salmonella.

Recall numberF-1643-2013
Product typeFood
ClassificationClass I
StatusTerminated
Voluntary or mandatedVoluntary
Recalling firmCaribe Produce, San Juan, TX, United States
Recall initiated2012-05-15
Classified2013-07-08
Reported by FDA2013-07-17
Terminated2013-08-15
DistributedNC, NJ
Reason classesmicrobial contamination
Pathogenssalmonella
Lot numbers115123

Product

Caribena Brand papayas packed in 35 lb. cartons marked with the brand "Caribena" and "Product of Mexico" stamped on the side. Each papaya bears a label which states "3112 CARIBENA Papaya MARADOL PRODUCT OF MEXICO www.grandeproduce.com" Papayas are packed in boxes of 8-12 papayas per box

Reason for recall

Product has the potential to be contaminated with salmonella.

Machine access

This record, with every extracted code, the verbatim FDA record and provenance, is available from the recall API: GET https://api.data.aroqon.com/v1/recalls/F-1643-2013. Look up any UPC, UDI, NDC or lot with /v1/recalls/lookup?code=…. API docs · free and paid keys.

Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration enforcement report via openFDA (CC0). Structured by Data Foundry (recall-structuring@2); last changed 2026-09-26. Not affiliated with or endorsed by FDA. Not medical or legal advice.