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Frozen fruit products sold at Walmart, Whole Foods, Trader Joe’s, Target, Aldi, and AWG were recalled over Listeria contamination

Frozen fruit products sold at Walmart, Whole Foods, Trader Joe’s, Target, Aldi, and AWG were recalled over Listeria contamination
Frozen fruit products sold at Walmart, Whole Foods, Trader Joe’s, Target, Aldi, and AWG were recalled over Listeria contamination


SunOpta Inc’s subsidiary, Sunrise Growers Inc., is recalling specific frozen fruit products linked to pineapple provided by a third-party supplier because of the potential for these products to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

Consumers are urged to check their freezers for the recalled product.

Products were distributed by the following retailers:

  • Walmart: Great Value Mixed Fruit, Great Value Dark Sweet Cherries, and Great Value Mango Chunks sold at stores in Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Washington D.C., Iowa, Indiana, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia and Wyoming from Jan. 19, 2023 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 distributed to select stores throughout the U.S. from Nov. 1, 2022 to June 21, 2023
  • Trader Joe’s: Trader Joe’s Organic Tropical Fruit Blend distributed to select distribution centers or stores in Alaska, Alabama, Connecticut, Colorado, Delaware, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Lousiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Vermont, Wisconsin and Washington DC from March 28, 2023 to April 11, 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 distributed nationwide from Oct. 14, 2022 to May 22, 2023
  • Aldi: Season’s Choice Tropical Blend distributed to select distribution centers or stores in Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Vermont and West Virginia from Oct. 11, 2022 to May 22, 2023
  • AWG (Associated Wholesale Grocers): Best Choice Pitted Red Tart Cherries Unsweetened distributed to select distribution centers or stores in Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and Oklahoma from April 5, 2023 to May 4, 2023

Recalled products:

Walmart
Great Value Mixed Fruit packaged in a 16-ounce plastic bag (70,360 cases) with the following codes:

Lot Best By Lot Best By Lot Best By
FMX235003 12/16/2024 FMX300902 01/09/2025 FMX303313 02/02/2025
FMX235101 12/17/2024 FMX301806 01/18/2025 FMX303803 02/07/2025
FMX303903 02/08/2025 FMX304102 02/09/2025 FMX305202 02/21/2025
FMX304003 02/09/2025 FMX305102 02/20/2025 FMX305302 02/22/2025
FMX305401 02/23/2025 FMX306907 03/10/2025 FED306861 03/09/2025
FED306961 03/10/2025        

Great Value Dark Sweet Cherries packaged in16-ounce plastic bag (3,305 cases) with the following codes:

Lot Best By
FED308962 03/30/2025

Great Value Mango Chunks packaged in a 16-ounce plastic bag (8,569 cases) with the following codes:

Lot Best By
FED306161 03/02/2025

Whole Foods
365 Organic Tropical Fruit Medley packaged in a 32-ounce plastic bag (34,578 cases) with the following codes:

Lot Best By Lot Best By Lot Best By
FED302652 01/26/2024 FED228452 10/11/2023 FED305351 02/22/2024
FED302751 01/27/2024 FED228551 10/12/2023 FED312452 05/03/2024
FED231851 11/14/2023        

365 Organic Pineapple Chunks packaged in a 10-ounce plastic bag (14,946 cases) with the following codes:

Lot Best By Lot Best By Lot Best By
FED303011 01/30/2025 FED303131 01/31/2025 FED311631 04/26/2025
FED303111 01/31/2025 FED307531 03/16/2025 FED225511 09/12/2024
FED225611 09/13/2024 FED225711 09/14/2024 FED225811 09/15/2024

365 Pineapple Chunks packaged in a 16-ounce plastic bag (8,049 cases) with the following codes:

Lot Best By Lot Best By Lot Best By
FED303132 01/31/2025 FED303231 02/01/2025 FED307532 03/16/2025
FED303133 01/31/2025 FED303431 02/03/2025 FED307631 03/17/2025

365 Organic Whole Strawberries packaged in a 32-ounce plastic bag (13,017 cases) with the following codes:

Lot Best By
FED305451 02/23/2025
FED305551 02/24/2025

365 Organic Sliced Strawberries and Bananas packaged in a 32-ounce plastic bag (3,691 cases) with the following codes:

Lot Best By
FED310852 04/18/2024
FED310951 04/19/2024

365 Organic Blackberries packaged in a 10-ounce plastic bag (2,181 cases) with the following codes:

Lot Best By
FED225911 09/16/2024

Trader Joe’s
Trader Joe’s Organic Tropical Fruit Blend packaged in a 16-ounce plastic bag (2,588 cases) with the following codes:

Lot Best By Lot Best By Lot Best By
FMX303005 01/30/24 FMX303204 02/01/24 FMX303401 02/03/24
FMX303105 01/31/24 FMX303301 02/02/24    

Target
Good & Gather Organic Cherries and Berries Fruit Blend packaged in a 32-ounce plastic bag (3,961 cases) with the following codes:

Lot Best By
FED305552 02/24/2025

Good & Gather Dark Sweet Whole Pitted Cherries packaged in a 12-ounce plastic bag (1,515 cases) with the following codes:

Lot Best By
FED308862 03/29/2025

Good & Gather Mango Strawberry Blend packaged in a 48-ounce plastic bag (238 cases) with the following codes:

Lot Best By
FED308351 03/24/2025

Good & Gather Mixed Fruit Blend packaged in a 48-ounce plastic bag (8,178 cases) with the following codes:

Lot Best By
FED308153 03/22/2025
FED308251 03/23/2025
FED308951 03/30/2025

Good & Gather Mango Chunks packaged in a 12-ounce plastic bag (871 cases) with the following codes:

Lot Best By
FED308661 03/27/2025

Good & Gather Blueberries packaged in a 48-ounce plastic bag (5,344 cases) with the following codes:

Lot Best By
FED228651 10/13/2023

Good & Gather Triple Berry Blend packaged in a 48-ounce plastic bag (6,034 cases) with the following codes:

Lot Best By
FED228652 10/13/2023
FED228751 10/14/2023

Aldi
Season’s Choice Tropical Blend and Mixed Fruit packaged in a 32-ounce plastic bag (38,909) with the following codes: 

Lot Best By Lot Best By Lot Best By
FMX234011 12/06/2024 FMX235501 12/21/2024 FMX236202 12/28/2024
FMX234103 12/07/2024 FMX236001 12/26/2024 FMX236301 12/29/2024
FMX234211 12/08/2024 FMX236102 12/27/2024 FMX301208 01/12/2025
FMX303101 01/31/2025 FMX303201 02/01/2025 FMX301302 01/13/2025
FMX301402 01/14/2025 FMX303001 01/30/2025 FMX230704 11/03/2024
FMX230707 11/03/2024 FMX231804 11/14/2024 FMX227605 10/03/2024
FMX227705 10/04/2024        

AWG (Associated Wholesale Grocers)
Best Choice Pitted Red Tart Cherries Unsweetened packaged in a 12-ounce plastic bag (1,088 cases) with the following code:

Lot Best By
FED308861 03/29/2025

Product images can be viewed here.

As of the posting of this recall, there have been no illnesses associated with this voluntary recall.

Consumers are urged to check their freezers for the recalled product, not to consume it and either discard the product or return it to the store for a full refund.

The affected retail customers have been notified of this recall and instructed to remove any recalled product from retail store shelves and inventories.

About Listeria infections
Food contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes may not look or smell spoiled but can still cause serious and sometimes life-threatening infections. Anyone who has eaten any recalled cheese and developed symptoms of Listeria infection should seek medical treatment and tell their doctors about the possible Listeria exposure.

Also, anyone who has eaten any of the recalled products should monitor themselves for symptoms during the coming weeks because it can take up to 70 days after exposure to Listeria for symptoms of listeriosis to develop. 

Symptoms of Listeria infection can include vomiting, nausea, persistent fever, muscle aches, severe headache, and neck stiffness. Specific laboratory tests are required to diagnose Listeria infections, which can mimic other illnesses. 

Pregnant women, the elderly, young children, and people such as cancer patients who have weakened immune systems are particularly at risk of serious illnesses, life-threatening infections, and other complications. Although infected pregnant women may experience only mild, flu-like symptoms, their infections can lead to premature delivery, infection of the newborn, or even stillbirth.

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