Ocean Spray Recalls Original Flavor Craisins
An equipment malfunction at Ocean Spray’s main plant has led to the company recalling certain lots of its Original Flavor Craisins, or dried cranberries.
Thus far, nobody has been reported as injured from the recalled sweetened and dried cranberries, which may have been contaminated with small hair-like metal fragments.
Ocean Spray maintains that contamination from the fragments are unlikely but that they are being very careful and taking all necessary precautions to avoid any contamination incidences.
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A company representative told Medical News Today that the recall by the company is “an abundance of caution.”
Packages of 5-ounce, 10-ounce, 48-ounce and 10-pound bulk packages of Craisins are being recalled.
The recall was issued by the company on Friday, the day after most American families indulged in Thanksgiving festivities with plentiful amounts of turkey, stuffing, and cranberry sauce.
It is unclear when company officials became aware of the problem, however, Ocean Spray officials have noted that the issue with the malfunctioning piece of equipment has been addressed and is no longer a concern.
The recall could include around 150,000 pounds of the dried cranberries, according to MSNBC.
Spokesman John Isaf told MSNBC that the recall amounts to less than one-quarter of 1 percent of the total amount of Craisins produced by the company each year.
Consumers of Ocean Spray Craisins are urged to destroy and dispose of the product. The company is also urging customers to hold onto the UPC label of the packages and call the Ocean Spray Consumer Hotline at 1-800-662-3263 for a coupon replacement.
Many of the recalled Craisins have “best by” dates for the fall of 2012. Few have “best by" dates for fall 2013.
A full list of the recalled Craisin packages according to sell-by-date can be found at Food Safety News.
No other Ocean Spray brand products have been affected by the recall.
