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Taylor Farms Fruit & Cheese Recall: Wood Slivers Risk

Taylor Farms recalls 6oz fruit & cheese products due to potential wood slivers in the product. Consumers should stop using affected items to avoid injury.

🇺🇸 FDA recall #F-0022-2018FoodTaylor Farms ›
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Recalling firmTaylor Farms New Jersey, Inc.406 Heron Dr Ste A · Swedesboro, NJ 08085-1755
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What happened, in plain English

Taylor Farms is recalling 6-ounce fruit and cheese products that may contain wood slivers. This could cause injury if the slivers cut the user during consumption. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/20408-taylor-farms-fruit-cheese-recall-wood-slivers-risk.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/20408-taylor-farms-fruit-cheese-recall-wood-slivers-risk · Updated October 7, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-0022-2018

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“Taylor Farms Fruit & Cheese Recall: Wood Slivers Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated October 7, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/20408-taylor-farms-fruit-cheese-recall-wood-slivers-risk. Based on FDA recall #F-0022-2018 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-0022-2018%22&limit=1).

Why it’s dangerous

Wood slivers can be present in the product during manufacturing. If the slivers are ingested, they could cause cuts or injuries to the mouth or throat.

Who’s affected

Anyone who purchased Taylor Farms Wawa Fruit & Cheese products with the specific lot numbers listed in the recall. People who eat the product are most at risk of injury from wood slivers.

How to tell if you have this one

Check for the product name 'Wawa Fruit & Cheese', 6oz (170g) in a rigid plastic clamshell container. Look for lot numbers TFNJ244 through TFNJ264 with sell-by dates from September 6-26, 2017.

  • Brand
    Taylor Farms
  • Category
    Food
Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Stop Using Product

    Immediately stop using any recalled Wawa Fruit & Cheese products that may contain wood slivers.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed in 6 states.

Alaska: not listedAKMaine: not listedMEVermont: not listedVTNew Hampshire: not listedNHWashington: not listedWAIdaho: not listedIDMontana: not listedMTNorth Dakota: not listedNDMinnesota: not listedMNIllinois: not listedILWisconsin: not listedWIMichigan: not listedMINew York: not listedNYRhode Island: not listedRIMassachusetts: not listedMAOregon: not listedORNevada: not listedNVWyoming: not listedWYSouth Dakota: not listedSDIowa: not listedIAIndiana: not listedINOhio: not listedOHPennsylvania: yesPANew Jersey: yesNJConnecticut: not listedCTCalifornia: not listedCAUtah: not listedUTColorado: not listedCONebraska: not listedNEMissouri: not listedMOKentucky: not listedKYWest Virginia: not listedWVVirginia: yesVAMaryland: yesMDDelaware: yesDEArizona: not listedAZNew Mexico: not listedNMKansas: not listedKSArkansas: not listedARTennessee: not listedTNNorth Carolina: not listedNCSouth Carolina: not listedSCDistrict of Columbia: not listedDCOklahoma: not listedOKLouisiana: not listedLAMississippi: not listedMSAlabama: not listedALGeorgia: not listedGAHawaii: not listedHITexas: not listedTXFlorida: yesFL

FDA distribution: “Product is distributed to Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia, Florida.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

States: Delaware, Florida, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia.

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 3.9 years after the firm started it.

1. Firm started the recall: Sep 21, 201712. FDA classified it Class II: Oct 11, 201723. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report: Oct 18, 201734. FDA terminated the recall: Sep 2, 2021420172021
  1. Firm started the recall
  2. FDA classified it Class II
  3. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
  4. FDA terminated the recall

Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.

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Where this comes from

The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official FDA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.

  • Official source: FDA Recall #F-0022-2018 (September 21, 2017) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-0022-2018 to see it in context.
  • Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on October 7, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the FDA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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