Walmart Frozen Berries Added to Multistate E. Coli Recall

Overview

• The FDA announced on Thursday that it added one Walmart Great Value Organic Triple Berry 10‑oz lot (UPC 7874211226, lot 6040 01-6, best‑by Feb. 9, 2028) to a supplier-initiated recall of frozen berries.
• The recalled products are linked to a multistate outbreak of Shiga toxin‑producing E. coli that has sickened 17 people and led to six hospitalizations, according to CDC case counts updated Sept. 3.
• The supplier, Frutas y Hortalizas del Sur S. A., first recalled GreenWise-brand frozen berries in early July and the FDA upgraded that Publix-related recall to Class I and placed the supplier under import alert in August.
• Walmart’s recalled lot was sold in stores across 16 states and carries a best‑by date into 2028, so consumers are urged not to eat the product and to discard or return it because frozen storage does not reliably kill E. coli.
• Federal investigators continue epidemiology and traceback work to find the contamination source, and the FDA described the Walmart addition as a precautionary market action with no illnesses tied to that specific lot to date.