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Posted on 02/27/2026 4:17:54 PM PST by Libloather
More than 55,000 pounds of frozen blueberries have been recalled over a potential contamination with listeria – a disease-causing bacteria that can be fatal — according to food safety regulators.
Oregon Potato Company – which sells potatoes, vegetables and frozen fruits – earlier this month issued a recall of 55,689 pounds of its frozen blueberries.
The funky fruit was sent to food manufacturers, retail brands and food service distributors across Michigan, Oregon, Washington, Wisconsin and Canada, according to the US Food & Drug Administration.
On Tuesday, the FDA identified the recall as a Class I situation, meaning “there is a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.”
That risk comes from the blueberries’ potential contamination with listeria – a bacteria that can cause mild symptoms like fever, muscle aches, nausea and vomiting, but in more severe and potentially life-threatening cases can cause convulsions, stiff neck and confusion.
Newborns, seniors, pregnant women and those with weakened immune systems are especially vulnerable to the disease, according to the FDA – which added that anyone with symptoms should immediately contact their doctor.
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Always thought freezing kilt everything.
The Chilling Reality Of Listeria Contamination In Frozen Foods
It’s easy to understand the importance of washing fresh produce and following standard kitchen safety rules when cooking with raw meat, but we don’t typically think of frozen foods as hotbeds for bacterial contamination. Recent studies, however, have shown that listeria bacteria have the ability to live on frozen foods — including vegetables and hot dogs — during long-term storage. Listeria is a genus of bacteria, and Listeria monocytogenes is a particularly harmful pathogen described by the Food and Drug Administration as “a type of disease-causing bacteria that can be found in many places, including soil, water, sewage, rotting vegetation, and animals.”
Freezing food doesn’t kill most bacteria on it, but doing so can hinder bacteria from multiplying. What makes listeria so dangerous is its ability to multiply in temperatures exceeding 0 degrees Fahrenheit (the average home freezer temperature). The bacteria can spread through water, dirt, and even open air, making it easy for contamination to occur during food processing. Symptoms of non-invasive listeriosis (listeria infection) include gastrointestinal symptoms, muscle aches, and fever. Invasive listeriosis is far more serious and can cause convulsions and death, especially in vulnerable populations.
I did not know 0 was not cold enough.
0 degrees does stop it:
https://content.ces.ncsu.edu/listeria
https://ask.usda.gov/s/article/Can-Listeria-grow-at-refrigerator-temperatures
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I found no thrill🎶🫐
on Blueberry Hill.🎶🫐
On Blueberry Hill.🎶🫐
Before I got sick.🎶🫐
Before I got ill.
Who taught you music writing?
It keeps listeria at bay.
Seriously, listeria is the big bad one that no food company wants to get hit with.
Take this recall seriously.
Your improvement would have greatly helped.
Maybe I’m past my prime.
You can take over the mantle and I’ll sit in the gutter outside the pool hall drinking from a bottle in a paper bag.
I’ll pitch a quarter in your direction.
Cooking it would too.
Oh, thank you kind sir. I now have to rely upon the kindness of strangers.
🪙🌧️🛒😔
I highly recommend these organic blueberries also from Oregon. Expensive, but worth it if you eat them as sparingly as I do. I get them at the local health food store.
https://www.stahlbush.com/product/organic-blueberries-3lbs/
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