SunOpta Inc’s subsidiary, Sunrise Growers Inc., is recalling specific frozen fruit products linked to pineapple provided by a third-party supplier because of the potential for these products to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
Consumers are urged to check their freezers for the recalled product. The products have shelf life well into 2025. Product images can be viewed here.
Products were distributed by the following retailers:
- Walmart: Great Value Mixed Fruit, Great Value Dark Sweet Cherries, and Great Value Mango Chunks sold at stores in Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Washington D.C., Iowa, Indiana, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia and Wyoming from Jan. 19, 2023 to June 13, 2023
- Whole Foods: 365 Organic Tropical Fruit Medley, 365 Organic Pineapple Chunks, 365 Pineapple Chunks, 365 Organic Whole Strawberries, 365 Organic Slice Strawberries and Bananas, and 365 Organic Blackberries distributed to select stores throughout the U.S. from Nov. 1, 2022 to June 21, 2023
- Trader Joe’s: Trader Joe’s Organic Tropical Fruit Blend distributed to select distribution centers or stores in Alaska, Alabama, Connecticut, Colorado, Delaware, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Lousiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Vermont, Wisconsin and Washington DC from March 28, 2023 to April 11, 2023
- Target: Good & Gather Organic Cherries and Berries Fruit Blend, Good & Gather Dark Sweet Whole Pitted Cherries, Good & Gather Mango Strawberry Blend, Good & Gather Mixed Fruit Blend, Good & Gather Mango Chunks, Good & Gather Blueberries, and Good & Gather Triple Berry Blend distributed nationwide from Oct. 14, 2022 to May 22, 2023
- Aldi: Season’s Choice Tropical Blend distributed to select distribution centers or stores in Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Vermont and West Virginia from Oct. 11, 2022 to May 22, 2023
- AWG (Associated Wholesale Grocers): Best Choice Pitted Red Tart Cherries Unsweetened distributed to select distribution centers or stores in Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and Oklahoma from April 5, 2023 to May 4, 2023
Recalled products:
Walmart
Great Value Mixed Fruit packaged in a 16-ounce plastic bag (70,360 cases) with the following codes:
| Lot | Best By | Lot | Best By | Lot | Best By |
| FMX235003 | 12/16/2024 | FMX300902 | 01/09/2025 | FMX303313 | 02/02/2025 |
| FMX235101 | 12/17/2024 | FMX301806 | 01/18/2025 | FMX303803 | 02/07/2025 |
| FMX303903 | 02/08/2025 | FMX304102 | 02/09/2025 | FMX305202 | 02/21/2025 |
| FMX304003 | 02/09/2025 | FMX305102 | 02/20/2025 | FMX305302 | 02/22/2025 |
| FMX305401 | 02/23/2025 | FMX306907 | 03/10/2025 | FED306861 | 03/09/2025 |
| FED306961 | 03/10/2025 |
Great Value Dark Sweet Cherries packaged in16-ounce plastic bag (3,305 cases) with the following codes:
| Lot | Best By |
| FED308962 | 03/30/2025 |
Great Value Mango Chunks packaged in a 16-ounce plastic bag (8,569 cases) with the following codes:
| Lot | Best By |
| FED306161 | 03/02/2025 |
Whole Foods
365 Organic Tropical Fruit Medley packaged in a 32-ounce plastic bag (34,578 cases) with the following codes:
| Lot | Best By | Lot | Best By | Lot | Best By |
| FED302652 | 01/26/2024 | FED228452 | 10/11/2023 | FED305351 | 02/22/2024 |
| FED302751 | 01/27/2024 | FED228551 | 10/12/2023 | FED312452 | 05/03/2024 |
| FED231851 | 11/14/2023 |
365 Organic Pineapple Chunks packaged in a 10-ounce plastic bag (14,946 cases) with the following codes:
| Lot | Best By | Lot | Best By | Lot | Best By |
| FED303011 | 01/30/2025 | FED303131 | 01/31/2025 | FED311631 | 04/26/2025 |
| FED303111 | 01/31/2025 | FED307531 | 03/16/2025 | FED225511 | 09/12/2024 |
| FED225611 | 09/13/2024 | FED225711 | 09/14/2024 | FED225811 | 09/15/2024 |
365 Pineapple Chunks packaged in a 16-ounce plastic bag (8,049 cases) with the following codes:
| Lot | Best By | Lot | Best By | Lot | Best By |
| FED303132 | 01/31/2025 | FED303231 | 02/01/2025 | FED307532 | 03/16/2025 |
| FED303133 | 01/31/2025 | FED303431 | 02/03/2025 | FED307631 | 03/17/2025 |
365 Organic Whole Strawberries packaged in a 32-ounce plastic bag (13,017 cases) with the following codes:
| Lot | Best By |
| FED305451 | 02/23/2025 |
| FED305551 | 02/24/2025 |
365 Organic Sliced Strawberries and Bananas packaged in a 32-ounce plastic bag (3,691 cases) with the following codes:
| Lot | Best By |
| FED310852 | 04/18/2024 |
| FED310951 | 04/19/2024 |
365 Organic Blackberries packaged in a 10-ounce plastic bag (2,181 cases) with the following codes:
| Lot | Best By |
| FED225911 | 09/16/2024 |
Trader Joe’s
Trader Joe’s Organic Tropical Fruit Blend packaged in a 16-ounce plastic bag (2,588 cases) with the following codes:
| Lot | Best By | Lot | Best By | Lot | Best By |
| FMX303005 | 01/30/24 | FMX303204 | 02/01/24 | FMX303401 | 02/03/24 |
| FMX303105 | 01/31/24 | FMX303301 | 02/02/24 |
Target
Good & Gather Organic Cherries and Berries Fruit Blend packaged in a 32-ounce plastic bag (3,961 cases) with the following codes:
| Lot | Best By |
| FED305552 | 02/24/2025 |
Good & Gather Dark Sweet Whole Pitted Cherries packaged in a 12-ounce plastic bag (1,515 cases) with the following codes:
| Lot | Best By |
| FED308862 | 03/29/2025 |
Good & Gather Mango Strawberry Blend packaged in a 48-ounce plastic bag (238 cases) with the following codes:
| Lot | Best By |
| FED308351 | 03/24/2025 |
Good & Gather Mixed Fruit Blend packaged in a 48-ounce plastic bag (8,178 cases) with the following codes:
| Lot | Best By |
| FED308153 | 03/22/2025 |
| FED308251 | 03/23/2025 |
| FED308951 | 03/30/2025 |
Good & Gather Mango Chunks packaged in a 12-ounce plastic bag (871 cases) with the following codes:
| Lot | Best By |
| FED308661 | 03/27/2025 |
Good & Gather Blueberries packaged in a 48-ounce plastic bag (5,344 cases) with the following codes:
| Lot | Best By |
| FED228651 | 10/13/2023 |
Good & Gather Triple Berry Blend packaged in a 48-ounce plastic bag (6,034 cases) with the following codes:
| Lot | Best By |
| FED228652 | 10/13/2023 |
| FED228751 | 10/14/2023 |
Aldi
Season’s Choice Tropical Blend and Mixed Fruit packaged in a 32-ounce plastic bag (38,909) with the following codes:
| Lot | Best By | Lot | Best By | Lot | Best By |
| FMX234011 | 12/06/2024 | FMX235501 | 12/21/2024 | FMX236202 | 12/28/2024 |
| FMX234103 | 12/07/2024 | FMX236001 | 12/26/2024 | FMX236301 | 12/29/2024 |
| FMX234211 | 12/08/2024 | FMX236102 | 12/27/2024 | FMX301208 | 01/12/2025 |
| FMX303101 | 01/31/2025 | FMX303201 | 02/01/2025 | FMX301302 | 01/13/2025 |
| FMX301402 | 01/14/2025 | FMX303001 | 01/30/2025 | FMX230704 | 11/03/2024 |
| FMX230707 | 11/03/2024 | FMX231804 | 11/14/2024 | FMX227605 | 10/03/2024 |
| FMX227705 | 10/04/2024 |
AWG (Associated Wholesale Grocers)
Best Choice Pitted Red Tart Cherries Unsweetened packaged in a 12-ounce plastic bag (1,088 cases) with the following code:
| Lot | Best By |
| FED308861 | 03/29/2025 |
As of the posting of this recall, there have been no illnesses associated with this voluntary recall.
Consumers are urged to check their freezers for the recalled product, not to consume it and either discard the product or return it to the store for a full refund.
The affected retail customers have been notified of this recall and instructed to remove any recalled product from retail store shelves and inventories.
About Listeria infections
Food contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes may not look or smell spoiled but can still cause serious and sometimes life-threatening infections. Anyone who has eaten any recalled cheese and developed symptoms of Listeria infection should seek medical treatment and tell their doctors about the possible Listeria exposure.
Also, anyone who has eaten any of the recalled products should monitor themselves for symptoms during the coming weeks because it can take up to 70 days after exposure to Listeria for symptoms of listeriosis to develop.
Symptoms of Listeria infection can include vomiting, nausea, persistent fever, muscle aches, severe headache, and neck stiffness. Specific laboratory tests are required to diagnose Listeria infections, which can mimic other illnesses.
Pregnant women, the elderly, young children, and people such as cancer patients who have weakened immune systems are particularly at risk of serious illnesses, life-threatening infections, and other complications. Although infected pregnant women may experience only mild, flu-like symptoms, their infections can lead to premature delivery, infection of the newborn, or even stillbirth.
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