{"id":1475,"date":"2016-05-09T13:01:59","date_gmt":"2016-05-09T17:01:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.greatflorida.com\/blog\/?p=1475"},"modified":"2026-04-16T21:08:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T01:08:47","slug":"massive-frozen-food-recall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/2016\/massive-frozen-food-recall\/","title":{"rendered":"Massive Frozen Food Recall"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A listeria scare has triggered a substantial recall at hundreds of grocery stores nationwide.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFood recalls should be taken seriously,\u201d says <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/dustyns\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" =_blank>Dustyn Shroff<\/a>, Vice President of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">GreatFlorida Insurance<\/a>, Florida\u2019s largest independent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/florida-healthcare-insurance\" target=\"_blank\">healthcare insurance<\/a> agency. \u201cSome foodborne sickness can cause serious, life-threatening illness.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/crffrozenfoods.com\/recall-press-release\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">CRF Frozen Food<\/a>, a major supplier of frozen fruits and vegetables has issued a voluntary recall after discovering listeria at a major production facility in Pasco, Washington. The expanded recall affects 358 products under 42 different brand names.<\/p>\n<p>Traders Joes leads the extensive list of suppliers that includes other stores such as Walmart, Safeway and Costco. Some of the brands that are affected include; Kirkland, Great Value, Organic by Nature, Parade and Panda Express.<\/p>\n<p>The company reports the manufacturing process may have been tainted as long ago as May 2014. The recall extends to products with sell by dates between April 26, 2016 thru April 26, 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Products include organic and non-organic broccoli, butternut squash, carrots, cauliflower, corn, edamame, green beans, Italian beans, kale, leeks, lima beans, onions, peas, pepper strips, potatoes, potato medley, root medley, spinach, sweet potatoes, various vegetable medleys, blends and stir fry packages, blueberries, cherries, cranberries, peaches, raspberries and strawberries.<\/p>\n<p>A complete list from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is available <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fda.gov\/Safety\/Recalls\/ucm498841.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">here<\/a>.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/media\/dpk\/2013\/dpk-vs-listeria-striking-hard.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1481 size-medium lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/img1_thumb-300x217.jpg\" alt=\"img1_thumb\" width=\"300\" height=\"217\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/img1_thumb-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/img1_thumb-150x108.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/img1_thumb.jpg 600w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/217;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/img1_thumb-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/img1_thumb-150x108.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/img1_thumb.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Several people have been hospitalized as a result of the outbreak. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/listeria\/outbreaks\/frozen-vegetables-05-16\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention<\/a> (CDC) reports at least seven people from three states became ill and were hospitalized due to the listeria strain that can be traced back to the plant.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you are experiencing unusual symptoms you should see your healthcare provider right away, before the illness has time to develop into something more serious,\u201d says Buck with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">GreatFlorida Insurance<\/a>, Florida\u2019s leading <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/florida-healthcare-insurance\" target=\"_blank\">health insurance<\/a> provider.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/listeria\/definition.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">CDC<\/a> reports listeria causes high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea. In pregnant women it can cause miscarriages, premature delivery and stillbirths.<\/p>\n<p>If you are looking for dependable <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/florida-healthcare-insurance\" target=\"_blank\">health insurance<\/a> for you and your family, contact <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">GreatFlorida Insurance<\/a>. Our agents can find affordable <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/florida-healthcare-insurance\" target=\"_blank\">health insurance<\/a> while remaining in your preferred physician network.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/florida-healthcare-insurance\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-523 size-full lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/FloridaHealthInsuranceFB.jpg\" alt=\"Florida-Health-Insurance\" width=\"580\" height=\"299\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/FloridaHealthInsuranceFB.jpg 580w, https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/FloridaHealthInsuranceFB-300x155.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/FloridaHealthInsuranceFB-150x77.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 580px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 580\/299;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/FloridaHealthInsuranceFB.jpg 580w, https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/FloridaHealthInsuranceFB-300x155.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/FloridaHealthInsuranceFB-150x77.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A listeria scare has triggered a substantial recall at hundreds of grocery stores nationwide. \u201cFood recalls should be taken seriously,\u201d says Dustyn Shroff, Vice President of GreatFlorida Insurance, Florida\u2019s largest independent healthcare insurance agency. \u201cSome foodborne sickness can cause serious, life-threatening illness.\u201d CRF Frozen Food, a major supplier of frozen fruits and vegetables has issued [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1219,"featured_media":1480,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1475","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-healthcare-insurance"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1475","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1219"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1475"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1475\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13903,"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1475\/revisions\/13903"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1480"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1475"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1475"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1475"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}