- Oregon Potato Company LLC has issued a voluntary recall of 55,689 pounds of individually quick-frozen blueberries due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
- The recall has been updated to a Class I, indicating a reasonable probability that consumption of the product could lead to serious adverse health consequences or death.
- The affected blueberries were distributed in Michigan, Oregon, Washington, Wisconsin and Canada, but were not sold directly to consumers from retail stores.
- The recalled products can be identified by specific lot codes and expiration dates on their 30-pound cases and 1,400-pound totes.
- No illnesses have been reported to date, but Listeria infection is a serious foodborne illness, ranking as the third leading cause of death from such illnesses in the United States.
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