Food recall: Driscolls's Fresh Blueberries 6 oz. and 1 pt. clamshell containers Keep refrigerated and rinse before use.
Class II FDA enforcement event 88815. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
European customer reported that berries received from this grower was found to include a few small metal spheres, about 2.45 mm diameter.
Class II, in the words of FDA
a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote
Driscoll's Inc. started this food recall on 1 Oct 2021. The firm address in the FDA record is in Watsonville, CA. FDA put the recall in Class II. FDA event 88815 has 1 product record. The first FDA enforcement report date is 20 Oct 2021. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 7 Dec 2021.
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Distribution
In the words of FDA.
CA, HI, MN, NV, WA
Recalling firm
Driscoll's Inc., Watsonville, CA.
Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.
FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
Products
1 product record in the event.
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F-0024-2022 | Driscolls's Fresh Blueberries 6 oz. and 1 pt. clamshell containers Keep refrigerated and rinse before use. | 1,577 cases (12 clamshells per case) | Class II | Terminated | 20 Oct 2021 |
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Class II: The middle of the three FDA recall classes.
The event in context
- Food events that started in 2021
- 463
- Share of these events in Class II
- 57%
- Product records in this event
- 1Median of the firm: 1
- Events of the firm on the register
- 7
Other events of the firm
| Initiated | Product (first record) | Type | Class | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Apr 2022 | Driscoll's Blackberries (Fresh) 12x6 oz, 12x12 oz, 12x10 oz, 2x8x18 oz Clamshell Distributed by Strawberry Associated, I | Food | Class III | 1 |
| 21 Jan 2022 | Driscoll's Conventional Strawberries (Fresh) packed in 8x16oz clamshell and 4X32oz clamshell; 8 clamshells per case, 4 c | Food | Class III | 1 |
| 15 Sep 2021 | Driscoll's Only the Finest Berries - Blueberries/ Bluets 6 oz. and 1 pt. plastic clamshell containers. Product of Peru | Food | Class II | 1 |
| 16 Apr 2021 | Driscoll's Fresh Blackberries; 6 oz. or 18 oz. containers. | Food | Class III | 1 |
| 25 Feb 2020 | Driscoll's Blackberries; 6 oz. clamshell container; 12 x 6 oz. clamshells per tray; 12 clamshells per case Driscoll's, W | Food | Class II | 1 |
| 8 Feb 2020 | Driscoll's Raspberries- 6 oz. clamshell container 12 x 6 oz. per crate and 6 x 12 x 6 oz. (2 - 6 oz. attached clamshells | Food | Class III | 1 |
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report F-0024-2022The FDA record of the first product of this event.
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Cite this page
Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 88815. https://recallregister.com/fda/ii/88815/. Source: openFDA enforcement reports. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- openFDA food enforcement reports
- Licence
- CC0 1.0
- Export date
- 28 Sep 2026
- Newest FDA report date on the register
- 23 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Where was the product distributed?
- The FDA record gives this distribution:
CA, HI, MN, NV, WA
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 88815?
- The FDA record gives this quantity:
1,577 cases (12 clamshells per case)
- How did the recall start?
- The FDA record says:
Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How many food recalls of 2021 have the same class?
- 57% of the 463 food events that started in 2021 are in Class II.