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FDA Upgrades Publix GreenWise Berries Recall to Class I

8/21/2026

Summary

Publix Recall

U.S. FDA upgraded Publix’s GreenWise frozen berries recall to Class I.
Recall includes 10-ounce and 48-ounce packages with UPCs 41415-06453, 41415-12053, 41415-06753, 41415-12153.
The berries were packed in San Carlos, Chile by Frutas y Hortalizas del Sur S.A.
CDC reported 12 E. coli O145:H28 infections, four hospitalizations and no deaths in Florida and Georgia.
FDA and CDC advise discarding the berries or returning them to Publix for a full refund.

Summary

FDA Import Alert

FDA placed an import alert on frozen blueberries from Chilean supplier Frutas y Hortalizas del Sur S.A.
FDA may detain future shipments of the supplier’s blueberries without physical examination.
Recalls total 44,994 10-oz blueberries, 39,520 mixed-berry units, 37,260 48-oz blueberries, and 60,320 48-oz mixed berries.
FDA warned that other products from the firm not yet in the U.S. could also be at risk.

History

Historical Context

After the 1993 Jack in the Box E. coli O157:H7 outbreak killed four children and sickened 732, the United States tightened food-safety rules. The 2024 FDA recall of Publix berries contaminated with the same pathogen shows those reforms in action; the FDA, CDC and Jack in the Box each spent about $1.2 billion total on testing and alerts.

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Publix Recall

U.S. FDA upgraded Publix’s GreenWise frozen berries recall to Class I.
Recall includes 10-ounce and 48-ounce packages with UPCs 41415-06453, 41415-12053, 41415-06753, 41415-12153.
The berries were packed in San Carlos, Chile by Frutas y Hortalizas del Sur S.A.
CDC reported 12 E. coli O145:H28 infections, four hospitalizations and no deaths in Florida and Georgia.
FDA and CDC advise discarding the berries or returning them to Publix for a full refund.

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