Patagonia Foods 3610100 Blackberry IQF Product of Mexico Net Wt. 30 LBS. (13.61 kg) Production/Lot Code 20422 Distributed By: Patagonia Foods, LLC. San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 patagoniafoods.com

Recall Insight

This FDA Food action (record #F-0760-2023) was formally reported on May 3, 2023, with the manufacturer initiating the action on March 17, 2023. It is classified under Critical severity (Class I), with a current status of Terminated. Patagonia Food LLC is listed as the recalling firm, operating out of San Luis Obispo, CA. Federal records list the affected scope as N/A.

The documented reason for this recall is: Possible Hepatitis A in blackberries Distribution data in the federal record shows the product reached: U.S. distribution to the following: CA, OR, NE, TX, WA, NV No foreign distribution.. Distribution scope directly affects the consumer exposure window and determines whether a recall remains regional or escalates into a nationwide advisory.

To put this record in context, PlainRecalls indexes 83,949 recalls across the FDA, CPSC and NHTSA going back to 1995. Within the same product category, the database holds 6 closely related recalls, of which 6 were also issued by FDA Food. That clustering is a signal — repeated actions in a narrow category often indicate a systemic quality-control issue, a supplier-wide contamination, or a design defect that has propagated across product lines. This recall is roughly 3 years old; older recalls can remain relevant because many units enter resale, rental, and secondary-market channels where the original warning never reaches the end user. Always cross-check the recall number against the official agency page before relying on any summary.