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A Chilean fruit company on Friday expanded its September recall of frozen berries sold under Walmart’s Great Value brand and added a frozen berry product sold under Trader Joe’s store brand. The reason: a possibly deadly form of E. coli.
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Here’s what know:
What frozen fruit is recalled from Walmart and Trader Joe’s?
Frutas y Hortalizas del Sur S.A. first recalled some Great Value frozen fruit on Sept. 3. If this expanded recall sounds familiar, this is the same company that recalled the Publix Greenwise Organic Frozen Blueberries on July 3 after 12 E. coli illnesses were linked to the product.
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Now, Frutas has pulled:
Great Value Organic Triple Berry Blend (Including Strawberries, Blackberries and Blueberries) in 10-ounce bags with UPC code No. 7874211226; lot Nos. 6 031 01 or 6 041 01; and best by dates Jan. 31, 2028, or Feb. 10, 2028.
Great Value Organic Blueberries in 10-ounce bags with UPC code No. 7874211213; lot Nos. 6 019 01, 6 040 01 and 6 163 01; and best by dates Jan. 19, 2028, Feb. 9, 2028, or June 12, 2028.
Trader Joe’s Organic Mixed Berry Blend in 12-ounce bags with UPC code No. 00977654; lot No. 6 051 01; and best by date Feb. 20, 2028.
The Great Value products went to Walmart stores in Puerto Rico and 30 states: Florida, Kentucky, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, Mississippi, Texas, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Georgia, Iowa, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia, Wisconsin, and West Virginia.
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This recall hits Trader Joe’s stores in Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Missouri, Texas, Illinois, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Virginia, Wisconsin and the District of Columbia.
Return recalled food products to the store for a refund or throw them deep in the garbage beyond the curiosity of pets or children.
Escherichia coli O145:H28 (E. coli O145).
E. coli O145:H28 and the outbreak
According to the most recent FDA and CDC updates on the E. coli outbreak, the number of sickened people is at 17 people — 13 in Florida, four in Georgia — with six hospitalizations.
This is E. coli O145:H28, one of the Shiga-toxin forms of E. coli. So, in addition to a week of bloody diarrhea, vomiting and agonizing stomachaches, there’s also the possibility of hemolytic uremic syndrome or HUS. That’s a form of kidney failure that can make E. coli fatal.
This story was originally published October 2, 2026 at 4:42 PM with the headline “Recall of Walmart and Trader Joe’s fruit on E. coli concerns has been expanded.”
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