Food recall

Nature's Touch Frozen Foods, LLC recall: O Organics Organic Whole Strawberries

Nature's Touch Frozen Foods, LLC, of Front Royal, VA, recalled O Organics Organic Whole Strawberries. The FDA's reason: “FDA Testing for Frozen Berry Assignment found Norovirus in frozen strawberries from Turkey.” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on March 15, 2019, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of April 3, 2019. 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

Other germs or toxins (botulism, hepatitis A, mold...)

Status

Terminated

Closed May 15, 2019

The recall

Company
Nature's Touch Frozen Foods, LLC (Front Royal, VA)
Reason, in FDA's words
“FDA Testing for Frozen Berry Assignment found Norovirus in frozen strawberries from Turkey.”
Where it was sold
MD, IL, MA, UT, CA, WA.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
82423

The product recalled

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

  • F-1286-2019 Class II

    O Organics Organic Whole Strawberries; NET WT. 48 oz. (3 lb.) 1.36 kg UPC: 079893402758 Distributed by: Lucerne Foods, Pleasanton, CA 94566

    Codes: BBD: Apr 23 20 08:53 K004420

    Quantity: 633 cases

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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 April 3, 2019.

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.