News Release -Department of Health warns of frozen fruit products due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination
Posted on Jun 22, 2023 in Latest Department News, NewsroomHONOLULU, HI – The Hawai‘i State Department of Health (DOH) Food and Drug Branch is warning residents of a voluntary recall by Sunrise Growers Inc., of specific frozen fruit products sold in the state, because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
Listeria monocytogenes can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Listeria monocytogenes infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women. Healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain, and/or diarrhea. Consumers concerned about a potential illness should contact a physician.
The specific recalled product information is listed below:
| Whole Foods | |||||
| 365 Organic Tropical Fruit Medley | 32 oz. | ||||
| 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 | 10 oz. | ||||
| 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 | 16 oz. | ||||
| 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 | 32 oz. | ||||
| Lot | Best By | Lot | Best By | ||
| FED305451 | 02/23/2025 | FED305551 | 02/24/2025 | ||
| 365 Organic Sliced Strawberries and Bananas | 32 oz. | ||||
| Lot | Best By | Lot | Best By | ||
| FED310852 | 04/18/2024 | FED310951 | 04/19/2024 | ||
| 365 Organic Blackberries | 10 oz. | ||||
| Lot | Best By | ||||
| FED225911 | 09/16/2024 | ||||
| Target | |||||
| Good & Gather Organic Cherries and Berries Fruit Blend | 32 oz. | ||||
| Lot | Best By | ||||
| FED305552 | 02/24/2025 | ||||
| Good & Gather Dark Sweet Whole Pitted Cherries | 12 oz. | ||||
| Lot | Best By | ||||
| FED308862 | 03/29/2025 | ||||
| Good & Gather Mango Strawberry Blend | 48 oz. | ||||
| Lot | Best By | ||||
| FED308351 | 03/24/2025 | ||||
| Good & Gather Mixed Fruit Blend | 48 oz. | ||||
| Lot | Best By | Lot | Best By | Lot | Best By |
| FED308153 | 03/22/2025 | FED308251 | 03/23/2025 | FED308951 | 03/30/2025 |
| Good & Gather Mango Chunks | 12 oz. | ||||
| Lot | Best By | ||||
| FED308661 | 03/27/2025 | ||||
| Good & Gather Blueberries | 48 oz. | ||||
| Lot | Best By | ||||
| FED228651 | 10/13/2023 | ||||
| Good & Gather Triple Berry Blend | 48 oz. | ||||
| Lot | Best By | Lot | Best By | ||
| FED228652 | 10/13/2023 | FED228751 | 10/14/2023 | ||
All other Sunrise Growers Inc. products with different lot codes or best by dates are unaffected by this recall. Sunrise Growers Inc. has notified its retail customers of this recall and have instructed them to remove any recalled product from their store shelves and inventories.
Per the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), no illnesses related to this recall have been reported to date.
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. For more information, consumers can contact Sunrise Growers, Inc. via email at: [email protected] or call 1-888-490-5591 Monday through Friday between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. PST.
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Media Contacts:
Michael Burke
Acting Environmental Health Program Manager
Food and Drug Branch
Hawaiʻi State Department of Health
Email: [email protected]
Rosemarie Bernardo
Information Specialist
Hawaiʻi State Department of Health
Phone: (808) 286-4806
Email: [email protected]