FROZEN STRAWBERRIES AND OTHER FRUITS RECALLED DUE TO HEPATITIS A; SOME PRODUCTS WERE MADE BY SAN DIEGO COMPANY

By Miriam Raftery

March 20, 2023 (San Diego) – Frozen strawberry and tropical fruit products have been recalled due to a hepatitis A outbreak, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced. The recalled products were sold at major retailers including Costco, Aldi and Trader Joe’s. 

The recalled products include Kirkland Signature Frozen Organic Strawberries made by San Diego-based California Splendor and sold in Costco.  In addition, Scenic Fruit Company of Oregon has recalled its Simply Nature brand frozen organic strawberries sold in Aldi stores and an organic tropical fruit blend sold in Trader Joe’s.

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has been investigating the hepatitis A outbreak and found that every patient sickened who provided information on what they had recently eaten had consumed frozen organic strawberries.

The FDA urges consumers who purchased any of these products to destroy them or return them to the place of purchase for a full refund.