The Costco product is sold under brand name Townsend Farms Organic Antioxidant Blend - The product is a mix of

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The Costco product is sold under brand name Townsend Farms Organic Antioxidant Blend - The product is a mix of IQF organic berries, specifically; dark tart cherries, pomegranate arils, strawberries, red raspberries, and blueberries. The product is packaged into plastic bags with a net wt. 48oz (3 lbs) 1.36kg. There are 12 bags in a case. The Costco item # is 595820 and has the UPC 0 78414 40444 8. Harris Teeter Organics Antioxidant Berry Blend - The product is a mix of IQF organic berries, specifically; dark tart cherries, pomegranate arils, strawberries, red raspberries, and blueberries. The product is packaged into plastic bags with a net wt. 10 oz (283 g). There are 12 bags in a case. The Harris Teeter product has the UPC 0 72036 70463 4. For the Costco product there are two different labels: The first Costco product label reads in part "* USDA ORGANICOrganic Antioxidant Blend DARK TART CHERRIES, POMEGRANATE ARILS, STRAWBERRIES, RED RASPBERRIES, BLUEBERRIESTownsend Farms Individually Quick Frozen KEEP FROZEN * NET WT. 48oz (3 LBS) 1.36KG ". The second Costco product label reads in part "HEART HEALTHY HIGH IN ANTIOXIDANTSOrganic Antioxidant BlendDARK TART CHERRIES, BLUEBERRIES, POMEGRANATE ARILS, RED RASPBERRIES, STRAWBERRIESIndividually Quick Frozen All Natural No Preservatives USDA ORGANICTownsend Farms Grower Processor Distributor* KEEP FROZEN * Net Wt. 48oz (3 lbs) 1.36kgITEM #595820". The Harris Teeter label reads in part "HARRIS TEETEROrganics Antioxidant Berry BlendOrganic Dark Cherries, Organic Blueberries, Organic Pomegranate, Organic Red Raspberries & Organic Strawberries USDA ORGANICNET WT 10 OZ (283 G)KEEP FROZEN * PROUDLY DISTRIBUTED BY: HARRIS TEETER * MATHEWS, NC 28105 ***". Townsend Farms Inc · reported 2013-12-11

Terminated This recall has been closed out by the agency.

Reason for recall: Harris Teeter Organics Antioxidant Berry Blend (10 oz.) and Townsend Farms Organic Antioxidant Blend (3 lbs.) are recalled because it has the potential to be contaminated with Hepatitis A virus, based on the epidemiological and traceback investigation by the FDA and the CDC, of an illness outbreak.
Classification: Class I
Recall initiated: 2013-06-03
Reported by the agency: 2013-12-11
Closed out (terminated): 2018-09-11
Recalling firm: Townsend Farms Inc
Fairview, OR
United States
This is the firm that issued the recall — commonly a distributor or processor. It is not the origin of contamination.
Distribution (the agency's own words): Product was distributed from Townsend Farms to consignees' distribution centers in Arizona, California, North Carolina, Utah, and Washington.
States we parsed from that text: AZ CA NC UT WA
The agency named these states. Parse method explicit_state_list, confidence high.
Food category: Bakery Frozen prepared foods Produce (fruit & vegetables)derived
Assigned by a reviewed keyword rulebook over the product description, not by the agency.
Recall type: Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall number: F-0701-2014

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