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Canada: Sunrise Growers recalls frozen cherry products over Listeria fears

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Canada: Sunrise Growers recalls frozen cherry products over Listeria fears

SunOpta subsidiary Sunrise Growers has issued a voluntary recall of certain frozen organic dark sweet pitted cherry products due to the potential for Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

The Canada-based company said the organism could cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in vulnerable people, and that the recall was being made "with an abundance of caution."

The recall includes certain products distributed from Sunrise Growersā€™ facility in Edwardsville, Kansas on August 10, 2017.

The issue was discovered during routine testing by Sunrise Growers. No illnesses related to the consumption of these products have been reported.

Ninety cases of Great Value Organic Dark Sweet Pitted Cherry products are being recalled. The products are packaged in 32 ounce printed plastic zip top bags and marked with a Best By Date of 08/10/19 on the back of the bag.

The UPC code is 078742126166 and the lot code is FED722211 or FED722212.

These recalled products were distributed to a customer distribution center in Louisiana and may have been redistributed to stores in Louisiana and Mississippi.

The affected retail customer has been notified of this recall and instructed to remove any recalled product from retail store shelves and inventories.

Consumers are urged not to consume these products

This recall is being conducted with the knowledge of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

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