Great Value Frozen Berries Sold at Louisiana Walmart Stores Are Being Recalled for E. Coli Risk
LOUISIANA - Another day, another recall. This time, it involves frozen berries sold at Walmart stores across Louisiana.
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Packages of the Great Value brand of organic triple berry blend have been recalled due to possible E. coli contamination.
How to Identify the Recalled Berry Blend — Lot Code and Best-By Date
The bags include strawberries, blackberries, and blueberries and come in a 10-ounce package. Each has a "best if used by" date of Feb. 9, 2028. The packages can also be identified by the Lot Code: 6040 01-6.
The berries were sold at Walmart stores in the following 16 states:
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Florida
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- South Carolina
- Texas
- Wisconsin
The good news is that as of Sept. 4, no illnesses have been reported.
What to Do If You Have the Recalled Berries
Customers are advised not to eat the berries if they have any and instead to return the package to Walmart for a full refund.
The Larger E. Coli Outbreak: Where the Contamination Originated
This recall is part of a larger one regarding frozen, organic blueberries produced and sold by Frutas y Hortalizas del Sur S.A. of San Carlos, Chile. The blueberries are believed to be the cause of a multistate E. coli outbreak.
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