Bags of frozen fruit sold in major retailers in Pennsylvania are being recalled over concerns they could be contaminated with listeria.
The Food and Drug Administration said this week that SunOpta Inc’s subsidiary, Sunrise Growers Inc., has issued a voluntary recall of specific frozen fruit products linked to pineapple provided by a third-party supplier due to potential listeria contamination.
Listeria monocytogenes is an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, the elderly and those with weakened immune systems. Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.
The frozen fruit covered under the recall:
- Walmart: Great Value Mixed Fruit, Great Value Dark Sweet Cherries, and Great Value Mango Chunks sold from Jan. 19 to June 13, 2023
- Whole Foods: 365 Organic Tropical Fruit Medley, 365 Organic Pineapple Chunks, 365 Pineapple Chunks, 365 Organic Whole Strawberries, 365 Organic Slice Strawberries and Bananas, and 365 Organic Blackberries, Nov. 1, 2022 to June 21, 2023
- Target: 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, Oct. 14, 2022 to May 22, 2023
- Aldi: Season’s Choice Tropical Blend distributed to select distribution centers or stores in AL, AR, CT, FL, GA, IA, KS, KY, MA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NC, NE, NH, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT and WV from Oct. 11, 2022 to May 22, 2023
If you have any of these varieties of frozen fruit, you’ll want to check the UPC codes against an online list from the FDA. To date, there have been no illnesses associated with this voluntary recall. If you have any affected products, do not consume them. Throw them out or return to the store where you bought it for a full refund.
All other Sunrise Growers products that have different lot codes or best by dates are not affected by this recall. The affected retail customers have been notified of this recall and instructed to remove any recalled product from retail store shelves and inventories.
Consumers seeking information may email recall@sunrisegrowers.com or call 1-888-490-5591 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pacific Time, Monday through Friday.
Source: www.mercurynews.com