SunOpta Recalls Certain Frozen Organic Dark Sweet Pitted Cherry Products

(RTTNews) - SunOpta Inc. (STKL) announced that its subsidiary, Sunrise Growers Inc., is recalling certain frozen organic dark sweet pitted cherry products due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. No illnesses related to the consumption of these products have been reported.

This recall includes certain frozen organic dark sweet pitted cherry products distributed from Sunrise Growers' facility in Edwardsville, Kansas on August 10, 2017 and were distributed to a customer distribution center in Louisiana and may have been redistributed to stores in Louisiana and Mississippi.

Healthy individuals may suffer short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, while listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.

Ninety cases of Great Value Organic Dark Sweet Pitted Cherry products are being recalled and are packaged in 32 ounce printed plastic zip top bags and marked with a Best By Date of 08/10/19 on the back of the bag. The UPC code is 078742126166 and the lot code is FED722211 or FED722212.