Frozen strawberries sold at Walmart, Costco recalled over potential hepatitis A contamination risk

A recall on various Great Value frozen fruit products sold in Walmart have been recalled due to the potential for Hepatitis A contamination.

In addition to the products sold in Walmart, Willamette Valley Fruit Co. is recalling frozen fruit containing strawberries grown in Mexico that were also sold at Costco and HEB.

Products were distributed via the following retailers:

• Walmart: Great Value Sliced Strawberries, Great Value Mixed Fruit, and Great Value Antioxidant Blend distributed to select Walmart stores in AR, AZ, CA, CO, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MT, ND, NE, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SD, TX, UT, VA, WI, WV, and WY from January 24th, 2023 to June 8th, 2023
• Costco Wholesale Stores: Rader Farms Organic Fresh Start Smoothie Blend distributed to Costco Wholesale stores in Colorado, Texas, California, and Arizona from October 3rd, 2022 and June 8th, 2023.
• HEB: Rader Farms Organic Berry Trio distributed to HEB stores in Texas from July 18th, 2022 to June 8th, 2023.

To date, here have been no illnesses associated with this voluntary recall.

Recalled products include the following:

Walmart

Great Value Sliced Strawberries are packaged in a 64oz (4lb) 1.81kg plastic bag with the following codes:

Great Value Mixed Fruit, packaged in a 64oz (4lb) 1.81kg plastic bag, with the following codes:

Great Value Antioxidant Fruit Blend, is packaged in a 40oz (2lb 8oz) 1.13kg plastic bag, with the following codes:

Costco Wholesale

Rader Farms Fresh Start Smoothie Blend, packaged in 48oz (1.36kg) plastic bag containing six 8oz plastic pouches. With the following codes:

HEB

Rader Farms Organic Berry Trio distributed to HEB packaged in a 3lb (1.36kg) plastic bag. With the following codes:

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 refund. Products that have different lot code or purchase dates are not subject to this recall.

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