# Publix

Type: Company

Source: Healthcare Intelligence Brief — https://gethealthbrief.com/entity/publix
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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's Class 1 Publix Blueberry Recall Tied to 12 E. coli Cases
2026-08-20 22:56:57 · Sentiment: Negative · Impact: 7/10 · Sources: 2

Public health and health policy leaders should monitor the FDA's Class 1 recall escalation after 12 E. coli infections in two states were linked to imported frozen blueberries sold at Publix in eight states; no deaths have been reported.
Full story: https://gethealthbrief.com/story/publix-blueberry-recall-class-1-e-coli-health

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