Reported Apr 17, 2013 · Terminated

Canned Pear Halves in Light Syrup or canned Pear Halves in Heavy Syrup. The PDP reads "HOOD-CREST HALVES BARTLETT PEARS…

Sage Creek Inc.

Moderate riskThis product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

What you should do

Stop using the affected lot and contact the recalling firm for the return or refund process. Check the FDA enforcement report for lot-level detail.

Firm contact: Sage Creek Inc · 5267 Mill Creek Rd · The Dalles, OR · 97058-8501

Is this the product you have?

  • 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.
Lot codes and dates
  • Pear
  • Halves in Light Syrup has a can codebartlett 285 12:24
  • This code is interpreted asBartlett type, Julian date 285, and processing time. The
  • can code for Pears in Heavy Syrup isBARTLETT 285 12:12
Amount recalled
firm unwilling/unable to provide

This recall covers 3 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 2 are below.

Why it was recalled

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.

This product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

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Where this came from

Source: U.S. Food & Drug Administration (openFDA)

Read the FDA (openFDA food enforcement) notice

Notice updated Apr 16, 2013 · Data as of Sep 19, 5:52 PM UTC

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