Food recall

Driscoll's Strawberry Associates, Inc. recall: Driscoll's Only the Finest Berries

Driscoll's Strawberry Associates, Inc., of Watsonville, CA, recalled Driscoll's Only the Finest Berries. The FDA's reason: “Potential blood contamination.” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on July 30, 2018, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of August 29, 2018. The FDA has closed the recall: it found the company did all it reasonably could to remove or correct the product.

How serious

Class II

It could cause temporary or minor harm

Why

See FDA's words below

Status

Terminated

Closed August 21, 2018

The recall

Company
Driscoll's Strawberry Associates, Inc. (Watsonville, CA)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Potential blood contamination.”
Where it was sold
AZ, CA and Canada
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
80673

The product recalled

As the FDA describes them, with the codes that tell whether a package is part of the recall.

  • F-1838-2018 Class II

    Driscoll's Only the Finest Berries; Strawberries Fraises; NET WT 16 oz. (1 lb.) Product of the USA Driscoll Strawberry Associates, Inc. Watsonville, CA 95077

    Codes: Code: 003 11284 0728 (producing area, ranch number, harvest date)

    Quantity: 682 crates - 5,456 containers.

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Source and notes

U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Enforcement Reports (openFDA food recall data) (Public domain (U.S. government work); source U.S. Food and Drug Administration, openFDA), data as of August 29, 2018.

Each week the FDA lists the recalls it has classified in its Enforcement Report, often weeks after the company announced the recall, so a month with five weekly reports tends to count more. Each recall counts once, however many products it covers, in the month FDA first listed it. Class I means the food could cause serious harm or death, Class II temporary or minor harm, and Class III is unlikely to harm anyone. Meat, poultry and most egg products are recalled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, not the FDA, and aren't included. For what to do with a recalled product, see the FDA's recalls page.