Consumption of impacted products could cause "serious adverse health consequences or death," according to the FDA.

The FDA elevated the recall on Tuesday, July 1, to a Class I recall — the highest, most serious recall classification. This classification is defined as a situation where there's a “reasonable probability” that consuming the contaminated product could lead to serious health issues, including death.

NORTH CAROLINA, USA — The Food and Drug Administration upgraded a recall for 12,000 pounds of blueberries shipped to North Carolina to its highest level. On June 9, the FDA issued a recall for frozen organic blueberries that were packaged and processed at an Alma, GA farm due to potential listeria contamination.