Food recall

Scenic Fruit Company, LLC recall: Frozen Organic Strawberries, Kirkland Signature, frozen

Scenic Fruit Company, LLC, of Gresham, OR, recalled Frozen Organic Strawberries, Kirkland Signature, frozen and 2 other products. The FDA's reason: “Potential to be contaminated with hepatitis A.” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on March 16, 2023, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of April 19, 2023. 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 29, 2023

The recall

Company
Scenic Fruit Company, LLC (Gresham, OR)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Potential to be contaminated with hepatitis A.”
Where it was sold
Kirkland Signature: distributed in Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah, and Washington. Trader Joe's: distribute nationwide. Simply Nature: distributed in Arizona, Arkansas, California, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. Vital Choice: distributed in Washington. PCC Community Markets: distributed in Washington. Made With: distributed in Illinois, Maryland. Cadia 5 lbs. packages: distributed in Indiana, Maryland, and Oregon. Scenic/Splendor 30 lbs. cases: distributed in California.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
91910

The 3 products recalled

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

  • F-0703-2023 Class I

    Frozen Organic Strawberries, Kirkland Signature, frozen, net wt. 4lb., 9 packages per case, Costco Item 904984. UPC 096619140404. Distributed by Costco Warehouse Corporation, Seattle, WA. Product of Mexico.

    Codes: Best By 10/08/2024. Lot # V1090900 B1991 D 281. Lot # V1090900 B1992 D 281. V1090900= Scenic Vendor Number (Costco)

    Quantity: Lot# 81991281 = 1050 cases (9/4lb. bags per case); Lot# 81992281 = 2189 cases (9/4lb. bags per case)

  • F-0704-2023 Class I

    Trader Joes Organic Tropical Fruit Blend, frozen, net wt. 16 oz., 24 bags per case, SKU 051191. UPC 00511919. This product contains strawberries from Mexico. Distributed by Trader Joe's Monrovia, CA.

    Codes: Best By 04/25/24. Lot # B22103298. Best By 05/12/24. Lot # B22245316. Best By 05/23/24. Lot # B22304327. Best By 05/30/24. Lot # B22318334. Best By 06/07/24. Lot # B22355341.

    Quantity: Lot# B2103298 = 904 cases; Lot# B2245316 = 1,334 cases; Lot# B2304327 = 1,604 cases; Lot# B2318334 = 2,678 cases; Lot# B2355341 = 1,158 cases;

  • F-0705-2023 Class I

    Simply Nature Organic Strawberries, frozen, net wt. 24 oz., 8 packages per case. UPC 4099100256222. Product of Mexico. Distributed by Aldi Batavia, IL Vital Choice Organic Strawberries, frozen, net wt. 16 oz., 20 packages per case. UPC 834297005024. Product of Mexico. Distributed by Vital Choice Wild Seafood & Organics Bellingham, WA. PCC Community Markets Organic Strawberries, frozen, net wt. 32 oz., 12 packages per case. UPC 22827109469. Product of Mexico. Distributed by PCC Community Markets Seattle, WA. Made With Organic Strawberries, frozen, net wt. 10 oz., 12 packages per case. UPC 814343021390. Product of Mexico. Distributed by Plentiful Planet Brands Boulder, CO. Cadia Organic Strawberries, frozen, Food Service packed in pillow bag net wt. 5 lb., 4 packages per case. UPC 815369014410. Product of Mexico, distributed by KeHE Distributors LLC Naperville, IL. Scenic Fruit Company Organic Strawberries, frozen, Food Service item packed in 30 lbs. case. UPC 813678314245. Product of Mexico. This product was distributed in the original California Splendor box and label (Date Code 07522OCO219) and Scenic label.

    Codes: Simply Nature: Best By 6/14/2024. Lot # B2404C348. Vital Choice: Best By 5/20/2024. Lot # B2281 324. PCC Community Markets: Best By 29/10/2024. Lot # B2152302. Made With: Best Before 11/20/2024. Lot # B2280324. Cadia: Best Before 10/29/2024. Lot # B2153 D 302. Scenic Fruit Company: Lot # B2139301750335 (This product was distributed in the original California Splendor box and label (Date Code 07522OCO219; Lot #750335).

    Quantity: Simply Nature = 1113 cs; Vital Choice = 100 cs; PCC = 362 cs; Made With = 172 cs; Cadia = 241 cs; Scenic/Splendor = 80 cs.

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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 19, 2023.

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.