By Leada Gore
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced a massive recall of frozen fruit that includes products sold at major retailers in Alabama.
According to the FDA, Sunrise Growers Inc. has issued a voluntary recall of specific frozen fruit products linked to pineapple from a third-party supplier due to the potential it could be contaminated with listeria monocytogenes.
Listeria can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, ill or elderly people or others with weakened immune systems. It can also cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women. Symptoms in healthy people are usually short-term but can include high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea and abdominal pain and diarrhea.
No illnesses have been reported, the FDA said.
In Alabama, the recall covers products from:
Aldi -Season’s Choice Tropical Blend sold from Oct. 11, 2022 to May 22, 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 sold Oct. 14, 2022 to May 22, 2023.
Trader Joe’s – Trader Joe’s Organic Tropical Fruit Blend sold from March 28, 2023 to April 11, 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 distributed to select stores throughout the US from Nov. 1, 2022 to June 21, 2023.
Walmart’s Great Value Mixed Fruit, Great Value Dark Sweet Cherries and Great Value Mango Chunks are also covered under the recall but were not distributed in Alabama.
You can see specific lot and best by dates here.
Consumers are asked to check their freezers for the recalled items and either throw them away or return to the store for a full refund.
