Food recall

The Kroger Co recall: PRIVATE SELECTION FROZEN TRIPLE BERRY MEDLEY

The Kroger Co, of Cincinnati, OH, recalled PRIVATE SELECTION FROZEN TRIPLE BERRY MEDLEY and 2 other products. The FDA's reason: “Possible Hepatitis A contamination.” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on June 7, 2019, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of August 28, 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 I

It could cause serious harm or death

Why

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

Status

Terminated

Closed September 20, 2019

The recall

Company
The Kroger Co (Cincinnati, OH)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Possible Hepatitis A contamination.”
Where it was sold
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
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
83083

The 3 products recalled

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

  • F-2074-2019 Class I

    PRIVATE SELECTION FROZEN TRIPLE BERRY MEDLEY, 48 oz

    Codes: BEST BY: 07-07-20; UPC: 0001111079120

    Quantity: 378 cases (2,268-pounds)

  • F-2075-2019 Class I

    PRIVATE SELECTION FROZEN TRIPLE BERRY MEDLEY, 16 oz

    Codes: BEST BY: 06-19-20; UPC: 0001111087808

    Quantity: 192 cases (1,920-pounds)

  • F-2076-2019 Class I

    PRIVATE SELECTION FROZEN BLACKBERRIES, 16 oz

    Codes: BEST BY: 06-19-20, 07-02-20; UPC: 0001111087809

    Quantity: 3832 cases (38,320 lbs)

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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 28, 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.