Fresh Fragrant Pear; Label - Double Trees Product of China Shenzhen J.F. Fruit Co., LTD
IQ PRODUCE, LLC recalled this product and the FDA reported the enforcement action on 7 March 2018 as Class III. The recall was initiated by the firm. Firm was notified of unapproved pesticide - isocarbophos, on Fresh Fragrant Pears imported from China and fruit was released into commerce.
The record
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- Product
- Fresh Fragrant Pear; Label - Double Trees Product of China Shenzhen J.F. Fruit Co., LTD
- Reason for recall
- Firm was notified of unapproved pesticide - isocarbophos, on Fresh Fragrant Pears imported from China and fruit was released into commerce.
- Recalling firm
- IQ PRODUCE, LLC
- Firm location
- Vernon, California, United States
- Classification
- Class III
- Status
- Terminated
- Recall number
- F-0879-2018
- Quantity
- 2402 cases
- Distribution
- CA
- Initiated
- 27 January 2018
- Reported by FDA
- 7 March 2018
- Terminated
- 2 March 2018
- Firm notified by
- Letter
- Product codes
- Lot 16
Reading this record
Five things about this record are not in the record itself, and each one changes how it should be read.
- Class III means the FDA judged that the product was unlikely to cause harm but violated FDA labelling or manufacturing regulation. The class is assigned by an agency health hazard evaluation under 21 CFR 7.41, not by the firm.
- The firm started this recall itself. Most FDA food recalls are voluntary, and a recall is a food safety plan working rather than failing. The circumstances in which the agency asks for one instead are set out in 21 CFR 7.45.
- This record is the only one the FDA opened for its recall event, so it covers a single product code.
- The recall ran for 5 weeks, from 27 January 2018 to termination on 2 March 2018. Termination means the agency judged that all reasonable effort had been made, under 21 CFR 7.55, and it says nothing about whether product remained in circulation.
- The distribution pattern names 1 state, and the FDA published the enforcement report 6 weeks after the firm began the recall.
- The product description on this record names no food this site can classify, so it appears on no food-type page. That is a limit of the description rather than of the recall.
What this recall was for
Chemical contamination
A chemical contamination recall covers a substance that is harmful in food and was never meant to be there: a heavy metal, a cleaning chemical, a pesticide residue, or a natural toxin such as aflatoxin or histamine.
A preventive controls plan covers chemical contamination under the clauses below. This is where the control belongs, not a finding against any firm named on this page: a recall record states a reason, and most of these recalls were initiated by the firm itself.
- 21 CFR 117.35(b)
- Substances used in cleaning and sanitizing: toxic materials stored, identified and used so they cannot contaminate food, food-contact surfaces or packaging.
- 21 CFR 117 subpart G
- Supply-chain programme: the approval and verification a receiving facility runs on a supplier when the hazard is controlled before the ingredient arrives.
- 21 CFR 117.130(b)(1)(ii)
- Hazard analysis: identifying the known or reasonably foreseeable chemical hazards, including radiological hazards, pesticide and drug residues, natural toxins and food decomposition.
Unapproved ingredients
An unapproved ingredient recall means a product contained a substance not permitted in food, most often an undisclosed pharmaceutical active found in a dietary supplement.
A preventive controls plan covers an unapproved ingredient under the clauses below. This is where the control belongs, not a finding against any firm named on this page: a recall record states a reason, and most of these recalls were initiated by the firm itself.
- 21 CFR 111
- Dietary supplement CGMP: the identity, purity, strength and composition specifications a supplement manufacturer sets and verifies for every component and finished batch.
- 21 CFR 117 subpart G
- Supply-chain programme: the approval and verification a receiving facility runs on a supplier when the hazard is controlled before the ingredient arrives.
Other records from IQ PRODUCE, LLC
The FDA opens one enforcement record per product code, so several of these are frequently one recall event.
| Reported | Product | Firm | Reason | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-10 | Enoki Mushroom, Net Weight 150g; Product of Korea; Distributed by IQ Produce UPC: 8809316 814286 | IQ PRODUCE, LLC | Imported Enoki Mushrooms samples collected by Florida Department of Health tested positive for Listeria Monocytogenes. | Class I |
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21 CFR 117.35(b) is the clause behind this recall, and it is one somebody has to produce evidence for at their next audit. Krolda maps supplier documents to the clause they satisfy in FSSC 22000, IFS Food and 21 CFR 117, and routes the corrective action when the evidence is missing.
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