Food recall

B.C. Frozen Foods recall: Gordon CHOICE Whole Strawberries

B.C. Frozen Foods, of Mission, Canada, recalled Gordon CHOICE Whole Strawberries. The FDA's reason: “Norovirus.” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on June 13, 2019, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of July 17, 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 April 29, 2020

The recall

Company
B.C. Frozen Foods (Mission, Canada)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Norovirus”
Where it was sold
1 distributor, GFS
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
83111

The product recalled

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

  • F-1532-2019 Class II

    Gordon CHOICE Whole Strawberries; 5lb bags; UPC Code 93901 24463 5

    Codes: 260-18, GFS ITEM # 244630

    Quantity: 4,500 LBS IN USA; 6,000 IN CANADA

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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 July 17, 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.