The Kroger Co Recall: Possible Hepatitis A contamination.

🇺🇸 United States

1. June 7, 2019 - Recall initiated
2. August 28, 2019 - Reported by source
3. September 20, 2019 - Recall terminated

Official source record

Agency

FDA

Dataset

FDA Food Enforcement (Recalls)

Recall number

F-2076-2019

Event ID

83083

Status

Terminated

Classification

Class I

Company

The Kroger Co

Product description

PRIVATE SELECTION FROZEN BLACKBERRIES, 16 oz

Quantity

3832 cases (38,320 lbs)

Reason

Possible Hepatitis A contamination.

Recall initiation date

June 7, 2019

Report date

August 28, 2019

Classification date

Not published in this source record

Termination date

September 20, 2019

Distribution pattern

Product was sent to nine distributors in the states of Indiana, Oregon, Washington, Arizona, Colorado, California and Utah. (The distribution center in Indiana further distributed the product to eight Kroger distribution centers.) Product was then distributed to 2301 retail locations in the states of Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Oh

UPC, lot, and code information

BEST BY: 06-19-20, 07-02-20; UPC: 0001111087809

Voluntary or mandated

Voluntary: Firm initiated

Initial notification method

Other

Source last updated

Not tracked separately from the Public Health Trace retrieval date below

Public Health Trace retrieval date

July 18, 2026 ET

Other products recalled under this same event

This recall shares FDA event ID 83083 with 2 other product entries in Public Health Trace.

Responsible company: The Kroger Co

Other recalls from The Kroger Co

Where this information comes from

View FDA enforcement record -- the specific openFDA record this summary was built from.

No separate FDA public notice was found for this enforcement record. The information below comes from FDA's Recall Enterprise System through openFDA.

FDA Enforcement Reports -- FDA's general, official recall and enforcement information.

Technical source data

View raw source data -- the machine-readable record this page's information was built from.

Retrieved by Public Health Trace: July 18, 2026 ET

Frequently asked questions

What does a Class I mean?

A situation in which there is a reasonable probability that use of or exposure to a product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

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