Frozen Organic Blueberries and Mixed Berries Sold at Walmart and Trader Joe’s Recalled

The company issued earlier recalls in July and September, after its blueberries were found to be linked to an E. coli outbreak that sickened 17 people in Florida and Georgia and hospitalized six people. No deaths have been reported. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has since announced that the outbreak is over. The agency told CR that it is not reopening its previous E. coli investigation at this time and said that no new illnesses have been reported.

Frutas y Hortalizas del Sur S.A. did not respond to CR’s question about why there was a lag between the previous recalls and this latest, expanded recall. In response to the request for comment, Trader Joe’s provided a link to its statement. Walmart did not immediately respond to a request for comment. But in an update, the FDA said the expanded recall was prompted by new information that became available during an on-site foreign inspection.

Recalled products sold at Walmart (see details below) are organic frozen blueberries and an organic frozen triple berry blend contains the blueberries; they’re sold in select Walmart stores in 30 states: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin, and West Virginia.

At Trader Joe’s, the recall includes a frozen, organic mixed berry blend sold in 26 states—Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and Wisconsin—along with the District of Columbia.