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What to know about listeria
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Listeriosis is an infection usually caused by eating food contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
The Williamette Valley Fruit Company has issued a recall of its frozen blueberries due to possible listeria contamination, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
By the numbers:
The Oregon-based, whose parent company is Oregon Potato Co., recalled about 55,689 pounds of individually packed frozen blueberries, according to a USA Today report.
FILE - Close-up image of frozen blueberries. (Getty Images)
Dig deeper:
The initial recall was issued on Feb. 12, 2026, and on Tuesday, the FDA categorized the recall as a Class I.
The FDA describes a Class I recall as "a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death."
The frozen blueberries were not sold to consumers in retail stores but were sent to distribution centers in Michigan, Oregon, Washington, Wisconsin and Canada.
FOX reached out to the Williamette Valley Fruit Company for comment.
What is listeria?
Listeria is an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, older people, and individuals with weakened immune systems, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The Source: Information for this article was taken from USA Today and the Food and Drug Administration. This story was reported from San Jose.