Frozen blueberries sold in Canada and US recalled due to risk of Listeria contamination, FDA says
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The US Food and Drug Administration has posted a recall notice over listeria concerns for frozen blueberries, which it says were distributed in Canada and the US.
Oregon Potato Company of Salem, Oregon remembering The FDA said 25,260 kilograms of “individually quick frozen” (IQF) blueberries were frozen due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
Listeria monocytogenes bacteria can cause listeriosis, a rare but serious illness whose symptoms may begin suddenly and include vomiting, nausea, cramps, severe headache, constipation, or fever.
These blueberries were not sold directly to consumers from retail stores but were distributed throughout Michigan, Oregon, Washington, Wisconsin, and Canada. The FDA did not specify where the blueberries were sold.
The FDA said the product is packaged in a polyethylene bag within a corrugated case or a polyethylene liner within a tote.
The recall was first posted on the FDA’s website on February 12 and was classified as a “Class I” recall on February 24. Such recalls are meant to occur when there is a “reasonable possibility that use of or exposure to a violative product may result in serious health consequences or death.”
In some cases, especially in newborns and older adults, listeriosis can cause dangerous brain swelling, blood infection, or death.
