Georgia Nut Company (GNC), Third-Party Manufacturer for Tru Fru, LLC Issues Voluntary Recall of Specific Varieties of Tru Fru Freeze Dried Products Due to Potential Presence of Metal in Product

Summary
Company Announcement Date:
September 26, 2025
FDA Publish Date:
September 29, 2025
Product Type:
Food & Beverages
Contaminants
Reason for Announcement:
Due to potential presence of metal in the product.
Company Name:
Georgia Nut Company
Brand Name:
Tru Fru
Product Description:
Freeze Dried Fruit snacks
Company Announcement
SALT LAKE CITY, UT, September 26, 2025 - Today, Tru Fru, LLC announced that its third-party manufacturer, Georgia Nut Company (GNC) issued a voluntary recall of specific varieties of Tru Fru Freeze Dried products due to the potential presence of metal in the product. Hard or sharp foreign objects in food may cause traumatic injury including laceration and perforation of tissues of the mouth, tongue, throat, stomach and intestine as well as damage to the teeth and gums.

These products were distributed in the United States. Consumers may have purchased impacted product via retail stores and online retail, including but not limited to: Albertson's, CVS, Food Lion, H-E-B, Hungryroot, Ingles Markets, Kroger, Stew Leonard's, and Target.

The products subject to this U.S. recall include Tru Fru Freeze Dried Strawberries in Dark & White Chocolate and Tru Fru Freeze Dried Strawberries & Cr? listed in the shown tables.

There have been no reported cases of injury or illness to date.

The recall was initiated upon receiving a report from a consumer alerting the company to this matter.

On the back of the package is a 10-digit manufacturing code; the first four digits and/or letters in this code will indicate implicated product as described in the shown tables.

Item Number

Description

UPC

First 4 digits/letters of
manufacturing code

10300458

Tru Fu
Freeze Dried
Strawberries
In Dark &
White Chocolate
3.4oz

850048358270

517B
517C
517D
517E
517F
518D
518E
518F
519A
519B
524A
524B
524C
529C
529D
529E
530C
530D
530E
531A
531B
531C
531D
531E
532A
532B

10300442

Tru Fru
Freeze Dried
Strawberries
In Dark &
White
Chocolate
1.7oz

850048358331

514A
514B
514C
514D
525A
525B
525C
526B
526C
526D
526E
526F
521C
521D
521E
522B
522C
522D
522E
524D
524E
525A
525B
525C
525D
525E
526A

10300474

Tru Fru
Freeze Dried
Strawberries
In Dark &
White
Chocolate
13 oz

850048358379

515A
516B
516C

10300455

Tru Fru
Freeze Dried
Strawberries
& Cr? 3.4
oz

850048358249

520B
520C
520D
520E
520F
521A
524C
524D
524E

For Reference: Example of back of the package 10-digit manufacturing code; and the first four digits and/or letters.

No other Tru Fru products are affected by this voluntary recall nor are any lots outside of those listed in the table above.

Tru Fru, LLC will work with retailers to remove recalled products from store shelves. If consumers believe they have purchased a recalled item, they should dispose of the product and not consume it. Consumers with questions or seeking support can call (888) 293-7748 or contact trufru@rqa-inc.com. Consumers that have purchased impacted product and are seeking reimbursement can visit https://www.rqahttps://rqa-inc.com/client/trufru/External Link Disclaimer.

For additional information, please visit www.trufru.comExternal Link Disclaimer.

Company Contact Information
Consumers:
 (888) 293-7748
 trufru@rqa-inc.com