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Certain frozen fruit products are being recalled by major grocery stores across the country, including Walmart, Whole Foods, Trader Joe’s, Target, Aldi and AWG (Associated Wholesale Grocers), according to a recall notice from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
SunOpta Inc.’s subsidiary, Sunrise Growers Inc., has issued a voluntary recall of certain frozen fruit products containing pineapple due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.
The pathogen can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, the frail or elderly, and other people with compromised immune systems, the release said.
“Healthy individuals may experience only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea,” the recall notice said. “Listeria infection can cause miscarriage and stillbirth in pregnant women.”
MORE STRAWBERRIES SOLD AT WALMART, COSTCO, HEB RECALLED FOR POSSIBLE HEPATITIS A CONTAMINATION
Certain frozen fruit products are being recalled from major grocery stores across the country, including Walmart, Whole Foods, Trader Joe’s and other stores. (Getty Images / Getty Images)
Oregon-based Willamette Valley Fruit Co. also earlier this month issued a recall on packages of frozen fruit sold at Walmart, Costco and HEB stores nationwide that contained strawberries grown in Mexico because they may have hepatitis contained A.
The recall affects Walmart’s Great Value Mixed Fruit, Great Value Dark Sweet Cherries and Great Value Mango Chunks sold in stores in the following states: AR, AZ, CA, CO, DC, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MN, MO, MT, ND, NE, NM, NV, OH, OK, OR, PA, SD, TX, UT, VA, WV and WY.
The products were sold from January 19th to June 13th.
Whole Foods products, including 365 Organic Tropical Fruit Medley, 365 Organic Pineapple Chunks, 365 Pineapple Chunks, 365 Organic Strawberries, 365 Organic Sliced Strawberries and Bananas, and 365 Organic Blackberries, were also recalled. These products were distributed nationwide from November 1, 2022 to June 21, 2022.
The recall affects Walmart products, including inexpensive mixed fruit, inexpensive dark sweet cherries, and inexpensive mango chunks. (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images / Getty Images)
Trader Joe’s Organic Tropical Fruit Blend, Aldi’s Season’s Choice Tropical Blend and AWG’s Best Choice Pitted Red Tart Cherries Unsweetened are also included in the recall.
Frozen fruit recalled due to risk of hepatitis A contamination
At Target, the recall includes Good & Gather Organic Cherries and Berries Fruit Blend, Good & Gather Dark Sweet Whole Pitted Cherries, Good & Gather Mango Strawberry Blend, Good & Gather Mixed Fruit Blend, Good & Gather Mango Chunks, Good & Gather Blueberries, and Good & Gather Triple Berry Blend.
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The company announced that the products were sold nationwide from October 14, 2022 to May 22.
For a complete list of recalled products and their distribution locations, visit the FDA’s Recall Alert Page.