Georgia-based Dohler Dry Ingredient Solutions, LLC, is recalling its dried fruit products due to contamination with Listeria monocytogenes bacteria, the company said in a July 31 announcement published by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
The product—Member’s Mark Freeze Dried Fruit Variety Pack—was sold in 15-count boxes. The items were distributed between July 1 and July 25 via Sam’s Club retail stores across 43 states.
The announcement cited “Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.”
“Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, a Listeria monocytogenes infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.”
According to the company, no illnesses linked to the recalled items have been reported.
The recalled products have UPC code 1 93968 50900 2 and lot codes ranging from 25175-25206 imprinted on them. They have “Use By” dates extending to June and July 2027. The lot number and expiration date are on the bottom of the case.
Doehler discovered the listeria contamination during internal testing. The company asked consumers who have bought the product not to consume it, discard the item, and visit any Sam’s Club store for a full refund.
Customers with queries can contact Doehler at 770-387-0451.
The Epoch Times reached out to Dohler for comment and did not receive a response by publication time.
Another Listeria-related recall was issued on July 28 for tuna salad supplied by Reser’s Fine Foods to Albertsons, Randalls, and Tom Thumb stores in Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas.
The notice warned customers to use “extra vigilance in cleaning and sanitizing any surfaces and containers that may have come in contact with these products to reduce the risk of cross-contamination. Listeria monocytogenes can survive in refrigerated temperatures and can easily spread to other foods and surfaces.”
On July 13, New Jersey-based LLK Trading Inc. withdrew 200-gram packages of needle mushrooms, citing Listeria contamination risk that was identified following routine testing by the FDA.
According to a Feb. 13 report from the Public Interest Research Group, the number of food recalls linked to Listeria, Salmonella, or E. coli “increased significantly” last year, constituting 39 percent of all recalls.
The report said that “1,392 people became ill from food that was recalled in 2024—98 percent of them from just 13 outbreaks, which points to what can happen when companies produce or sell contaminated food. All but one of the outbreaks involved Listeria, Salmonella, or E. coli.”
Listeria accounted for 22 percent of the food recalls in 2024.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Listeria is the third leading cause of death in the United States due to foodborne illnesses. The agency estimates that 1,600 people are infected each year, with 260 people dying.
Listeria infection can either be an invasive or intestinal illness.
“Invasive listeriosis happens when Listeria spreads beyond the intestines,” said the CDC. “Symptoms of invasive illness usually start within 2 weeks after eating food contaminated with Listeria.”
“Listeria can also cause an intestinal illness. This kind of illness is rarely diagnosed because laboratories do not regularly test patient samples for Listeria. Symptoms of intestinal illness usually start within 24 hours after eating food contaminated with Listeria and usually last 1–3 days.”
The CDC is currently investigating a case of Listeria outbreak involving chicken fettuccine alfredo meals sold nationwide under the Home Chef brand at Kroger and under the Marketside brand at Walmart. A recall for the product was previously issued.
As of June 18, that outbreak has resulted in 17 infections across 13 states, including 16 hospitalizations and three deaths.
