Expanded Frozen Berry Recall: On October 2, 2026, Six More Lots Sold at Walmart in 30 States and Trader Joe’s in 26 States Were Added — Eleven Days After the CDC Declared the E. coli Outbreak Over

The expanded frozen berry recall adds six more lots of three frozen organic products to the E. coli O145:H28 recall that started at Publix in July. The Chilean supplier, Frutas y Hortalizas del Sur S.A. of San Carlos, announced it on October 2, 2026, and the FDA published it the same day. The Great Value items went to select Walmart stores in 30 states and Puerto Rico. The Trader Joe’s item went to select Trader Joe’s stores in 26 states and the District of Columbia. If you have one of these lots, do not eat it. Throw it away or take it back to Walmart or Trader Joe’s for a full refund.

Walmart states (30): Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin and West Virginia, plus Puerto Rico. Trader Joe’s states (26): Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin, plus the District of Columbia.

These lots are in addition to the earlier recalls, which still apply. On July 3 the supplier recalled one lot of GreenWise Organic IQF Blueberries sold at Publix. On July 29 Publix recalled every lot of four GreenWise frozen blueberry and mixed berry items in 8 states. On September 2 the supplier added one Great Value Organic Triple Berry Blend lot (6040 01-6, best by February 9, 2028). That lot was first listed for 16 states, and the FDA’s September 11 update widened it to 26 states and Puerto Rico. The company’s October notice dates that earlier expansion to September 3; the FDA and CDC both say September 2. Our September 4 report covers the earlier stages.

The timing is unusual. The CDC “closed on September 21, 2026” its investigation, and on October 5, 2026 it added a notice to its outbreak page: “Additional recalls occurred after this investigation was closed.” As of that update the final count is unchanged: 17 sick people in 2 states, Florida and Georgia, 6 hospitalized and no deaths. Illnesses started between May 11 and August 2, 2026. Eleven of the 13 people interviewed, or 85%, said they had eaten frozen blueberries. The FDA says: “no new illnesses have been reported since this outbreak ended.” One small inconsistency remains. The FDA’s fast-facts box gives the last illness onset as August 6, 2026, while its own narrative and the CDC say August 2.

The FDA’s October 5 update gives the reason for the new recall. It “follows new information obtained by FDA investigators during an onsite foreign inspection.” The update also says: “Previously, during the outbreak investigation, the firm did not provide all records to FDA that the Agency had asked the firm to voluntarily provide.” The company’s own notice calls the expansion a “precautionary measure following traceback information linked to frozen blueberries which were the subject of the first recall on July 3, 2026.” The supplier’s products are on FDA Import Alert 99-35, so its frozen blueberries can be held at the border without a physical exam. Every FDA sample tested negative. The one positive result came from Publix’s own testing of its GreenWise blueberries, which matched the strain that made people sick.

Look closely at the Great Value Organic Blueberries lot 6 040 01, best by February 9, 2028. It has the same digits and the same best-by date as the GreenWise lot 60401 in the original July recall. That is our observation. The notice does not explain the link.

The only money available is a refund. The notice says the product should be “discarded or returned to Walmart or Trader Joe’s for a full refund.” There is no class settlement, no claim form, no administrator and no claim deadline for this recall. The refund is handled at the store.

Illness claims are separate and are handled one case at a time. Our September 4 report covered a Florida injury suit against Publix filed on July 13. On October 5, Supermarket News reported a second suit filed in September: “a Florida man sued Publix and one of its distributors, Quirch Foods, after his wife died and his son became seriously ill.” That is a claim in a lawsuit. It is not a finding, and we have not read the complaint. The official outbreak count from the CDC and FDA lists no deaths. We found no federal case naming the Chilean supplier in the court feeds we checked, which only go back to October 10, 2026. That does not mean no case exists. As of October 13, 2026 we know of no lawsuit about the Walmart or Trader Joe’s lots.

If someone got sick after eating a recalled product, keep the package or a photo of the UPC and lot code, plus the receipt or the refund record. Then ask the doctor whether a stool culture was done. A culture is how cases get matched to an outbreak strain. Filing deadlines for injury claims depend on state law, and nobody will send you a notice before they run out.

• Great Value bags: the lot code is on the front. Only lots 6 031 01 and 6 041 01 of the Triple Berry Blend, and lots 6 019 01, 6 040 01 and 6 163 01 of the Organic Blueberries, are in this expansion. Lot 6040 01-6 of the Triple Berry Blend was already recalled on September 2.
• Trader Joe’s bag: the lot code is on the back. Look for 6 051 01 and best before February 20, 2028.
• Best-by dates run into 2028, so a bag bought this summer can still be in date. The FDA says recalled products should no longer be on sale, but they may still be in home freezers.
• Do not eat it, even cooked into something. Throw it away or return it for a full refund.
• Watch for symptoms. The CDC says they “usually start 3 to 4 days after swallowing the bacteria”. The FDA says they can start up to nine days later. Signs include severe stomach cramps, diarrhea that may be bloody, and vomiting. In rare cases the infection leads to hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), a kind of kidney failure. Call a doctor right away if you ate a recalled product and have symptoms.
• Questions: the supplier lists Info.foodsafety@comfrut.com and 336-899-5612, Monday to Friday, 8 AM to 6 PM Eastern.

This recall comes with no claim number, no settlement website and no payment by email or text. Any message offering compensation for these frozen berries in return for a fee, your bank details or a “claim registration” does not come from the recall. The real notices are on fda.gov and cdc.gov, and the refund happens at a Walmart or Trader Joe’s register. A law firm advertising for illness cases is not a settlement either. Lawyers often look for clients after a recall, but no court has set up any fund for this outbreak.

Are organic blueberries safe to eat? The recall covers specific frozen lots from one Chilean supplier, sold under the GreenWise, Great Value and Trader Joe’s labels. It does not cover organic blueberries in general. The outbreak was declared over on September 21, 2026, and the FDA reports no new illnesses since then. The risk is in the recalled lots. Check the UPC, lot code and best-by date against the table above.

Was glass found in Trader Joe’s meals? That is a separate matter. This page covers one Trader Joe’s frozen berry lot recalled for possible E. coli O145, not glass or any other Trader Joe’s product. For other recalls, the FDA’s Recalls, Market Withdrawals & Safety Alerts list on fda.gov is the official record. We have not checked any glass-related recall for this article.

What raspberries are being recalled? The October 2 notice does not list the ingredients of the Trader Joe’s Organic Mixed Berry Blend. The only berries it names are in the Great Value Triple Berry Blend: strawberries, blackberries and blueberries. We cannot say whether any recalled product contains raspberries.

This recall has followed a familiar path. It started with one lot at one chain, widened to all lots at that chain, and then reached other retailers’ store brands once investigators had more traceback records. Each stage came from the same supplier. As of October 13, 2026, the CDC case count has been 17 since September 3. The FDA’s distribution map on the outbreak page still shows the September 11 state list. It does not yet include Connecticut, New Jersey, New York or Pennsylvania, which are named in the October 2 Walmart notice. When the two disagree, the notice is the source to rely on.