Frozen Fruit Recalled In Rhode Island After Listeria Contamination

RHODE ISLAND — Sunrise Growers, Inc., has recalled frozen fruit products sold in Rhode Island because of potential listeria contamination, a spokesperson from the RI Department of Health (RIDOH) said Thursday.

RIDOH officials said the contamination is linked to pineapple Sunrise Growers received from a third-party supplier.

The recalled products were sold at the following stores:

• Walmart: Great Value Mixed Fruit, Great Value Dark Sweet Cherries, and Great Value Mango chunks sold from Jan. 19 to June 13
• 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 from March 28, to April 11
• 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 from Oct. 11, 2022, to May 22, 2023

A complete list of the lot numbers of all the recalled products are available on the FDA's website.

State health officials said people should check their freezers for any of these products they may have bought in recent months. Anyone who has purchased these products should not eat them Consumers should throw them away or return them to where they were bought.

There have been no reports of illness related to these products, according to RIDOH officials.

Listeria monocytogenes is an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems, the department said. Healthy people who are infected may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headaches, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain, and diarrhea, however, Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.

Anyone who has eaten these recalled products and has symptoms of listeriosis should call their health care provider.