(NEXSTAR) – An Oregon-based company is recalling nearly 60,000 pounds of frozen blueberries that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
Willamette Valley Fruit Company in Salem, Oregon, voluntarily ordered the recall Feb. 12, and on Tuesday, the FDA labeled the recall Class I, its most severe. The classification is reserved for situations in which exposure to the item has a “reasonable probability” of causing “serious adverse health consequences or death,” according to the FDA website.
The blueberries were packaged in 30-pound cases or 1400-pound totes and distributed to Michigan, Oregon, Washington, Wisconsin, and Canada. They were not sold to consumers from retail stores, according to the FDA…