FDA Food Recalls

Recalls / Class I

Class IF-2076-2019

Class I— FDA's most serious classification, issued when there is a reasonable probability that consumption of or exposure to the product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

Product

PRIVATE SELECTION FROZEN BLACKBERRIES, 16 oz

Type
Food
Affected lot / code info
BEST BY: 06-19-20, 07-02-20; UPC: 0001111087809
Quantity
3832 cases (38,320 lbs)

Why it was recalled

Possible Hepatitis A contamination.

Recalling firm

Firm
The Kroger Co
Notification channel
Other
Type
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Address
1014 Vine St, N/A, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202-1141

Distribution

Distribution pattern
Product was sent to nine distributors in the states of Indiana, Oregon, Washington, Arizona, Colorado, California and Utah. (The distribution center in Indiana further distributed the product to eight Kroger distribution centers.) Product was then distributed to 2301 retail locations in the states of Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Ohio, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, and Wyoming

Timeline

Recall initiated
2019-06-07
FDA classified
2019-08-20
Posted by FDA
2019-08-28
Terminated
2019-09-20
Status
Terminated

Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-2076-2019. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.