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Lower risk Food recall · FDA · Published October 3, 2019

Cornerstone Premium Foods Frozen Blackberries Recall: Norovirus Contamination

Cornerstone Premium Foods recalls frozen blackberries packaged in 16oz plastic bags contaminated with norovirus. Consumers should avoid eating these products to prevent illness.

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🇺🇸 FDA recall #F-0060-2020FoodCornerstone Premium Foods ›
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Recalling firmG&C Food Distributors, Inc.3407 Walters Rd · Syracuse, NY 13209-9725
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Cornerstone Premium Foods is recalling frozen blackberries that were packaged in 16-ounce plastic bags. The product has been contaminated with norovirus, which can cause stomach illness. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/16524-cornerstone-premium-foods-frozen-blackberries-recall-norovirus-contamination.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/16524-cornerstone-premium-foods-frozen-blackberries-recall-norovirus-contamination · Updated October 5, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-0060-2020

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“Cornerstone Premium Foods Frozen Blackberries Recall: Norovirus Contamination.” GovInfoNow, updated October 5, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/16524-cornerstone-premium-foods-frozen-blackberries-recall-norovirus-contamination. Based on FDA recall #F-0060-2020 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-0060-2020%22&limit=1).

The FDA announced on Oct. 3, 2019, that G&C Food Distributors, Inc. voluntarily recalled frozen blackberries due to norovirus contamination. The recall affects products distributed in nine states and Belize.

How to tell if you have it

  • Brand: Cornerstone Premium Foods
  • Product: Frozen blackberries in 16 ounce (454 gram) plastic bags
  • UPC: 8 55104 00765 9
  • Production Code: 16924
  • Best By Date: 04/2021
  • Distribution: Retailers and distributors in AL, CT, FL, MA, ME, NY, PA, WI, WV, and Belize

The hazard

The frozen blackberries are contaminated with norovirus. The FDA classified this as a Class II recall.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show other recent recalls of similar products include Khee Trading Recalls Frozen Oysters Due to Norovirus Risk (2026-01-27) and Oregon Potato Company Recalls Frozen Blueberries Due to Listeria Risk (2026-02-12). Additional recent recalls include Liquid Blenz Immunity Enhancer Elderberry Recall: Under-processed Risk (2026-04-06).

How to tell if you have this one

Look for plastic bags labeled with 'PREMIUM QUALITY, KEEP FROZEN, NON-GMO, CORNERSTONE PREMIUM FOODS, Blackberries, GREAT FOR SMOOTHIES, NET WEIGHT 16 OZ. (454g), INGREDIENTS: BLACKBERRIES, GC 1 092 9, PROD. CODE 16924, PROD. OF CHILE, BEST BY 04/2021'.

  • Brand
    Cornerstone Premium Foods
  • Product
    Frozen blackberries, packaged in 16 ounce (454 gram) plastic bags (12 bags per master case). Plastic bags labeled with
  • Category
    Food
Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Stop using it now

    Discard the frozen blackberries immediately to avoid potential illness.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed in 9 states, and outside the U.S.

Alaska: not listedAKMaine: yesMEVermont: not listedVTNew Hampshire: not listedNHWashington: not listedWAIdaho: not listedIDMontana: not listedMTNorth Dakota: not listedNDMinnesota: not listedMNIllinois: not listedILWisconsin: yesWIMichigan: not listedMINew York: yesNYRhode Island: not listedRIMassachusetts: yesMAOregon: not listedORNevada: not listedNVWyoming: not listedWYSouth Dakota: not listedSDIowa: not listedIAIndiana: not listedINOhio: not listedOHPennsylvania: yesPANew Jersey: not listedNJConnecticut: yesCTCalifornia: not listedCAUtah: not listedUTColorado: not listedCONebraska: not listedNEMissouri: not listedMOKentucky: not listedKYWest Virginia: yesWVVirginia: not listedVAMaryland: not listedMDDelaware: not listedDEArizona: not listedAZNew Mexico: not listedNMKansas: not listedKSArkansas: not listedARTennessee: not listedTNNorth Carolina: not listedNCSouth Carolina: not listedSCDistrict of Columbia: not listedDCOklahoma: not listedOKLouisiana: not listedLAMississippi: not listedMSAlabama: yesALGeorgia: not listedGAHawaii: not listedHITexas: not listedTXFlorida: yesFL

FDA distribution: “Retailer and Distributors in 9 states (AL, CT, FL, MA, ME, NY, PA, WI, and WV) and 1 foreign country (Belize).” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

States: Alabama, Connecticut, Florida, Maine, Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Wisconsin.

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 3 months after the firm started it.

1. Firm started the recall: Oct 3, 201912. FDA classified it Class II: Oct 22, 201923. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report: Oct 23, 201934. FDA terminated the recall: Jan 9, 2020420192020
  1. Firm started the recall
  2. FDA classified it Class II
  3. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
  4. FDA terminated the recall

Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.

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The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official FDA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.

  • Official source: FDA Recall #F-0060-2020 (October 3, 2019) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-0060-2020 to see it in context.
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