Food Lion, Reid’s Produce Supplier Clarifies Variety of Cantaloupes Included in Expanded Recall

Recalled Products Were Sold at Food Lion Stores in Seven States and Reid’s Stores in South Carolina

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The North Carolina produce supplier who previously announced an expanded cantaloupe recall that affects select Food Lion and Reid’s stores has clarified the variety of cantaloupes recalled.

Based on incorrect information provided by the grower, previous announcements incorrectly identified the cantaloupes as being the Athena variety. The cantaloupes affected by the recall are the Caribbean Gold variety, and would have stickers that reference Burch Farm and read: “Cantaloupe PLU 4319.”

Burch Equipment LLC, North Carolina had announced a recall of cantaloupes because of the potential presence of listeria monocytogenes, and the company expanded its recall to include additional cantaloupes and later corrected the variety of cantaloupes involved in the recall. Food Lion and Reid’s were not a part of the initial recall notice. No confirmed illnesses have been associated with either recall, according to Burch Equipment LLC, North Carolina.

The expanded recall affects 463 Food Lion stores, including:

• 234 North Carolina locations, primarily in the greater Charlotte and High Point-Greensboro-Winston-Salem areas;
• 118 South Carolina locations, mostly in Augusta, Columbia, Charleston, Greenville and Myrtle Beach;
• 45 locations in Virginia;
• 32 locations in Tennessee;
• 27 locations in Georgia;
• Four locations in West Virginia; and,
• Three Kentucky locations.

The 11 Reid’s locations in South Carolina were also included in the expanded recall. A full list of locations is available at Store List.

Customers who may have purchased the recalled product are urged to dispose of the item and return the sticker to their local Food Lion or Reid’s stores for a full refund.

About Food Lion

Food Lion, based in Salisbury, N.C., is a company of Delhaize America, the U.S. division of Brussels-based Delhaize Group (NYSE: DEG). Food Lion operates more than 1,100 supermarkets in 10 Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic states, and employs approximately 57,000 associates. For more information, visit www.foodlion.com.

About Reid’s

Reid’s is a company of Delhaize America, the U.S. division of Brussels-based Delhaize Group (NYSE: DEG) and operates 11 stores in South Carolina. For more information, visit www.reidsgroceries.com.