Happy Apples Grand Gourmet Pecan Caramel Apple packaged in the following configurations with Best By Date range - 8/25-11/23/2014, Responsible firm name on label is Happy Apple Inc., Washington, MO., and Oro si, CA.,: Grand Gourmet, Net WT. 11 oz. and

Lochirco Fruit & Produce INC recalled Happy Apples Grand Gourmet Pecan Caramel Apple packaged in the following configurations with Best By Date range - 8/25-11/23/2014, Responsib in a Class I action — the FDA's most serious tier, reserved for products with a reasonable probability of causing serious health consequences or death on Dec 19, 2014.

The recall was triggered by possible Listeria contamination: "CDC epidemiologists have linked an outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes illness to caramel apples." Listeria monocytogenes can grow at refrigerator temperatures and is especially dangerous for pregnant people, newborns, older adults, and those with weakened immune systems.

The product reached multiple states, recorded by the FDA as "Product distributed to AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, OR, UT and Canada." A multi-state footprint means the same lot can surface in households far from the producer. The recalling firm is based in Union, MO. The recall covers single apple package - 188/12 count/cases of product. The FDA has Terminated this recall (first reported Feb 25, 2015), its final lifecycle state, indicating the agency considers the corrective action resolved. The historical record remains useful for tracking a brand's recall pattern over time.