CDC warns of E. coli outbreak linked to frozen blueberries.

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For immediate release: July 7, 2026
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A CDC food safety alert has been posted at https://www.cdc.gov/ecoli/outbreaks/blueberries-07-26/index.html.

Key Points:

  • Twelve people in two states have gotten sick from the same strain of coli that has been linked to frozen blueberries.
  • On July 3, 2026, Frutas y Hortalizas del Sur S.A. recalledfrozen blueberries.
  • Affected product:
    • Frozen GreenWise Organic IQF Blueberries, 10 oz
    • Lot Code: 60401
    • Best By Date: February 9, 2028
    • Shipped to Publix retail stores throughout 8 states including Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia.

What the Public Should Do:

  • Do not eat any recalled frozen blueberries. Throw them away or return them to where you bought them.
  • Wash items and surfaces that may have touched the recalled blueberries using hot soapy water or a dishwasher.
  • Call your healthcare provider if you have any severe E. coli symptoms.

What Businesses Should Do:

  • Do not sell or serve recalled frozen blueberries.
  • Wash and sanitize items and surfaces that may have come in contact with recalled blueberries.

E. coli Symptoms:

  • Most people infected with Shiga toxin-producing E. coli experience severe stomach cramps, diarrhea (often bloody), and vomiting.
  • Symptoms usually start 3 to 4 days after swallowing the bacteria and most people recover without treatment after 5 to 7 days.
  • Some people may develop serious kidney problems (hemolytic uremic syndrome, also called HUS) and would need to be hospitalized.
  • Clues that someone is developing HUS include decreased frequency of urination, feeling very tired, and losing pink color in cheeks and inside the lower eyelids.
  • For more information about E. coli, see the About Escherichia coli Infection.

If you have questions about cases in a particular state, please call that state's health department.

If you are a member of the media, please fill out this Request for Comment form to submit your media inquiry to CDC.

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