Pasco company issues massive frozen food recall over listeria concerns

Products have best by, sell by dates between April 26, 2016 -April 26, 2018

If you have frozen fruit and vegetables in your freezer, you should check the labels.

CRF Frozen Foods is recalling all of the frozen organic and non-organic fruit and vegetable products manufactured or processed in its Pasco, Washington, facility since May 1, 2014.  All of the affected products have the best by dates or sell by dates between April 26, 2016 and April 26, 2018. The food may be contaminated with listeria.

These include about 358 consumer products sold under 42 different brands. CRF said the CDC notified it that seven people from three states have become ill and were hospitalized due to listeria. Some of these illnesses have been linked to consuming CRF-manufactured or processed products. 

Products include organic and non-organic broccoli, butternut squash, carrots, cauliflower, corn, edamame, green beans, Italian beans, kale, leeks, lima beans, onions, peas, pepper strips, potatoes, potato medley, root medley, spinach, sweet potatoes, various vegetable medleys, blends and stir fry packages, blueberries, cherries, cranberries, peaches, raspberries and strawberries.

For a complete list of affected products and for the UPC codes, click here


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