Frozen Berries Sold at Walmart and Trader Joe’s Recalled Due to Potential E. Coli Contamination
Frozen Berries Sold at Walmart and Trader Joe’s Recalled Due to Potential E. Coli Contamination
Chiara KimMon, October 5, 2026 at 9:19 PM UTC
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Select frozen berry items sold at Walmart and Trader Joe’s have been recalledCredit: FDA (2) -
A frozen berry recall due to E. coli risk has been expanded to include select Great Value berry blends and blueberries plus a Trader Joe’s product
Consumers should check package codes and discard or return affected products for a full refund
A multistate E. coli outbreak investigation linked to items sold by the berries’ supplier has closed
A frozen berry recall has been expanded for the second time.
Frutas y Hortalizas del Sur S.A. expanded a recall to include additional lots of frozen berries sold at Walmart and one lot of berries sold at Trader Joe’s due to potential E. coli contamination, per a company announcement shared by the FDA on Oct. 2.
The recall impacts additional lots of Great Value frozen berry items sold at Walmart and one lot of Trader Joe’s frozen berries in an expansion of the company’s previous recalls on July 3 and Sept. 3.
The Oct. 2 recall affects Great Value Organic Triple Berry Blend 10 oz. items with the UPC code 7874211226 and best if used by dates of Jan. 31, 2028 and Feb. 10, 2028. The triple berry blend items have lot codes 6 031 01 and 6 041 01.
The expansion also includes 10 oz. packages of Great Value Organic Blueberries with the UPC 7874211213 that have best if used by dates of Jan. 19, 2028, Feb. 9, 2028 and June 12, 2028. The affected blueberry lot codes are 6 019 01, 6 040 01 and 6 163 01.
Finally, the recall impacts 12 oz. Trader Joe’s Organic Mixed Berry Blend with the UPC 00977654 and best before date Feb. 20, 2028. The recalled Trader Joe’s items have the lot code 6 051 01.
Affected Walmart items were distributed in 30 statesCredit: FDA
“Consumers should check their freezers for the affected product,” the announcement said.
Frutas y Hortalizas del Sur S.A. said consumers with affected items should not consume them and should discard them or return them for a full refund.
Affected items were distributed to select Walmart stores in 30 states: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin and West Virginia, plus Puerto Rico.
“Safety is a top priority,” a Walmart spokesperson told PEOPLE in a statement. “When notified of recalls, we move swiftly to remove the impacted products from our stores and implement a sales block at our registers and online. We are working closely with our supplier, and customers who have this should discontinue use.”
Select Trader Joe’s locations were sent the affected item in the following 26 states: Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin, as well as the District of Columbia.
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Trader Joe’s issued an announcement to its customers on its website, saying the recall was initiated “because the product may contain frozen blueberries included in an expansion of the Frutas y Hortalizas Del Sur S.A. recall.”
“This recall is being conducted in an abundance of caution,” Trader Joe’s said. “No illnesses related to this product have been reported, the regulatory investigations are closed, and no further expansion is anticipated for Trader Joe’s products.”
Frutas y Hortalizas del Sur S.A. said the recall expansion is “a precautionary measure following traceback information linked to frozen blueberries which were the subject of the first recall on July 3, 2026.”
The July 3 recall impacted frozen blueberries sold at Publix in eight states linked to a multistate E. coli outbreak. Following the link, Publix stopped selling the affected berries.
The recall was expanded on Sept. 2 to include one lot of the 10 oz. Great Value Organic Triple Berry Blend sold at Walmart locations in 16 states, per an FDA announcement.
“There are no illnesses associated with this specific product to date, and this is market action is taken as a precautionary measure following traceback information of the previous recall,” the release said at the time.
The CDC declared the multistate outbreak over on Sept. 21, and the FDA marked the outbreak investigation as complete, per the outbreak investigation page.
According to the Oct. 2 FDA announcement, E. coli can cause symptoms like severe stomach cramps, diarrhea and vomiting.
Particularly among individuals with weakened immune systems, young children and older adults, E. coli infections can also lead to a serious condition called hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS).
Frutas y Hortalizas del Sur S.A. said it is working with regulatory authorities and customers on the recall.
The company did not immediately reply to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
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