The Kroger Company is recalling Private Selection Frozen Triple Berry Medley because the product may be contaminated with the hepatitis A virus. No illnesses have been reported to date. It can take up to 50 days after exposure to this virus for symptoms to appear.
The recalled products are:
- PRIVATE SELECTION FROZEN TRIPLE BERRY MEDLEY, 48 OZ (BEST BY: 07-07-20; UPC: 0001111079120);
- PRIVATE SELECTION FROZEN TRIPLE BERRY MEDLEY, 16 OZ (BEST BY: 06-19-20; UPC: 0001111087808);
- PRIVATE SELECTION FROZEN BLACKBERRIES, 16 OZ (BEST BY: 06-19-20, 07-02-20; UPC: 0001111087809)
These items were distributed to all of the Kroger stores and Kroger owned stores nationwide.
Kroger has removed these items from store shelves, but it’s likely that some of these frozen berries are in consumers’ home freezers. Kroger is also using its customer recall notification system that alerts customers who may have purchased these products.
Please check your freezer carefully to see if you have any of these frozen berry products. If you do, throw them away after first wrapping them in plastic wrap or foil so other people and animals can’t get at them. you dan also return them to the place of purchase for a refund.
Symptoms of hepatitis A include fatigue, abdominal pain, dark urine, loss of appetite, weight loss, clay colored stools, and jaundice (yellowing of the skin and eyes). Most people who contract this illness are sick for a few weeks, but some can be ill for months. People with liver disease can experience liver failure or even die if they get this infection.
If you have eaten these Kroger Private Selection Frozen Triple Berry Medley or Frozen Blackberries, you should contact your doctor to see if an immune globulin or hepatitis A vaccine is appropriate. These shots are only good if they are given within two weeks of exposure. Anyone who is experiencing the symptoms of hepatitis A should see their doctor.
