# Florida Department of Health

Type: Company

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## Timeline

- **2026-08-20**: News reports on Class 1 recall — iHeartMedia stations report the FDA's highest-risk recall classification, citing 12 CDC-confirmed E. coli cases across two states.
- **2026-08-18**: FDA upgrades recall to Class 1 — The FDA issues a Class 1 categorization, indicating a reasonable probability that consuming the recalled product could cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
- **2026-07**: State-federal coordination and initial recall — In early July, Florida officials contact federal authorities after infected individuals report eating Publix blueberries. Frutas y Hortalizas del Sur S.A. of Chile launches an initial recall of 10-ounce GreenWise Organic IQF Blueberries.
- **2026-06**: Florida Department of Health begins E. coli investigation — State health officials launch an investigation into a series of E. coli cases in Florida, later linked to frozen blueberries purchased at Publix.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### FDA Class 1 Recall Pulls Publix Frozen Berries in 8 States
2026-08-20 22:55:47 · Sentiment: Negative · Impact: 7/10 · Sources: 2

FDA upgraded the frozen blueberry recall to Class 1 after 12 E. coli cases traced to Publix private-label products distributed across eight states, exposing a single Chilean supplier's contamination and traceability failure.
Full story: https://getsupplybrief.com/story/publix-blueberry-class-1-recall-supply-chain

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