Heeren Bros Inc: Food Recall in 2013 - (Recall #: F-1854-2013)

Updated on March 25, 2026.

See the recall detail below. You can also see other recalls from the same firm in 2013.

Data Source: FDA.

Product Description:

Cardboard BIN LABEL: 03808 LOT #: 09000101, MELON CANTALOUPE..., 80-90 CT , 07/22/13 cantaloupes themselves are not labeled.

Product Classification:

Class I

Date Initiated: August 5, 2013

Date Posted: September 4, 2013

Recall Number: F-1854-2013

Event ID: 65910

Reason for Recall:

Heeren Brothers Produce is recalling Athena cantaloupes distributed to small independent grocers in Michigan July 23-26, after routine testing by FDA found product contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, the elderly or others with weak immune systems. Healthy individuals may suffer short-term symptoms, such as

Status: Terminated

Product Quantity: 5,400

Code Information:

Lot 09000101, 07/22/13 on cardboard bin (box)

Distribution Pattern:

small independent retail stores in Michigan

Voluntary or Mandated:

Voluntary: Firm initiated