G&C Food Distributors, Inc. Recall: Product is contaminated with norovirus.
United States
TerminatedClass II
- Company
- G&C Food Distributors, Inc.
- Product
- Frozen blackberries, packaged in 16 ounce (454 gram) plastic…
- Recall date
- October 3, 2019
- Terminated
- January 9, 2020
- Source
- FDA
Reason for recall
Product is contaminated with norovirus.
- - Recall initiated
- - Reported by source
- - Recall terminated
| Product description | UPC | Quantity | Lot / code information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frozen blackberries, packaged in 16 ounce (454 gram) plastic bags (12 bags per master case). Plastic bags labeled with: PREMIUM QUALITY, KEEP FROZEN, NON-GMO, CORNERSTONE PREMIUM FOODS, Blackberries, GREAT FOR SMOOTHIES, NET WEIGHT 16 OZ. (454g), INGREDIENTS: BLACKBERRIES, GC 1 092 9, PROD. CODE 16924, PROD. OF CHILE, BEST BY 04/2021, UPC 8 55104 00765 9, DISTRIBUTED BY: Cornerstone Premium Foods, Syracuse, NY 13209. Master cases labeled with: 12/1LB BLACKBERRIES, GC 1 092 9, GRADE A, PRODUCT OF CHILE, PRODUCT CODE 16924, BEST BY 04/2021, DISTRIBUTED BY CORNERSTONE PREMIUM FOODS SYRACUSE NY. | Not published in this source record | 299 cases (each packed 12 bags x 1 lb) | GC 1 092 9, PROD. CODE 16924, PROD. OF CHILE, BEST BY 04/2021, UPC 8 55104 00765 9 |
Distribution
- Retailer and Distributors in 9 states (AL
- CT
- FL
- MA
- ME
- NY
- PA
- WI
- and WV) and 1 foreign country (Belize).
Official source record
- Agency
- FDA
- Dataset
- FDA Food Enforcement (Recalls)
- Recall number
- F-0060-2020
- Event ID
- 83967
- Status
- Terminated
- Classification
- Class II
- Company
- G&C Food Distributors, Inc.
- Product description
- Frozen blackberries, packaged in 16 ounce (454 gram) plastic bags (12 bags per master case). Plastic bags labeled with: PREMIUM QUALITY, KEEP FROZEN, NON-GMO, CORNERSTONE PREMIUM FOODS, Blackberries, GREAT FOR SMOOTHIES, NET WEIGHT 16 OZ. (454g), INGREDIENTS: BLACKBERRIES, GC 1 092 9, PROD. CODE 16924, PROD. OF CHILE, BEST BY 04/2021, UPC 8 55104 00765 9, DISTRIBUTED BY: Cornerstone Premium Foods, Syracuse, NY 13209. Master cases labeled with: 12/1LB BLACKBERRIES, GC 1 092 9, GRADE A, PRODUCT OF CHILE, PRODUCT CODE 16924, BEST BY 04/2021, DISTRIBUTED BY CORNERSTONE PREMIUM FOODS SYRACUSE NY.
- Quantity
- 299 cases (each packed 12 bags x 1 lb)
- Reason
- Product is contaminated with norovirus.
- Recall initiation date
- October 3, 2019
- Report date
- October 23, 2019
- Classification date
- Not published in this source record
- Termination date
- January 9, 2020
- Distribution pattern
- Retailer and Distributors in 9 states (AL, CT, FL, MA, ME, NY, PA, WI, and WV) and 1 foreign country (Belize).
- UPC, lot, and code information
- GC 1 092 9, PROD. CODE 16924, PROD. OF CHILE, BEST BY 04/2021, UPC 8 55104 00765 9
- Voluntary or mandated
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Initial notification method
- Source last updated
- Not tracked separately from the Public Health Trace retrieval date below
- Public Health Trace retrieval date
Responsible company: G&C Food Distributors, Inc.
A map highlighting the states named in the source's distribution description.
Shading reflects state-level totals only, as published by the source. It does not imply county-level or point-level precision.
| State | Distributed |
|---|---|
| Alabama | 1 |
| Connecticut | 1 |
| Florida | 1 |
| Massachusetts | 1 |
| Maine | 1 |
| New York | 1 |
| Pennsylvania | 1 |
| Wisconsin | 1 |
| West Virginia | 1 |
States shown are extracted from the source's free-text distribution description above; a narrative description (e.g. "distributed nationwide") may not list individual states to extract.
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