Ontario shoppers who bought frozen fruit at Summerhill Market should check their freezers before making another smoothie or planning a holiday dessert. A Canadian Food Inspection Agency recall published September 29, 2026 covers frozen raspberries, frozen berry mix, frozen smoothie mix and a raspberry protein pod because of possible norovirus contamination. The notice lists products sold from July 29, 2026 up to and including September 15, 2026. That means an older purchase, rather than something picked up this weekend, could be the item that needs attention. The instruction is direct: do not consume, use, serve, sell or distribute the recalled products. Check the package against the official notice instead of assuming everything from the retailer, or every bag of frozen fruit, is affected.

Start with the names and sizes, then compare the barcode numbers exactly. Summerhill Market Frozen Raspberries in the 800 g size carry UPC 0 56647 15698 3. Summerhill Market Frozen Berry Mix in the 900 g size carries UPC 0 56647 15706 5. Summerhill Market Frozen Smoothie Mix, also 900 g, carries UPC 0 56647 15705 8. The fourth item is Protein Power Pod Raspberry, 135 g, with UPC 0 56647 16430 8; the notice lists its brand as None. All share the same July 29 through September 15 sales window. Unlike some recalls that identify a printed lot or best-before code, this notice uses the dates of sale in its codes column. A receipt or digital order history can therefore help resolve whether your purchase falls within the listed period.

The recall's stated distribution is Ontario, and its product table identifies six Summerhill Market locations in Toronto, York and Aurora. Use the linked official notice to match the store where you shopped, particularly if another household member bought the fruit. Geography describes where the affected products were sold; it is not a reason to ignore a matching package that travelled home with a visitor. If you transferred berries into an unlabelled freezer container, do not try to identify the brand by colour or appearance. Look for the original bag, a receipt or an order record, and contact the retailer if you cannot establish whether the contents are affected. The CFIA's general consumer guidance specifically recommends asking the retailer when you are unsure whether your food is included.

A matching product should be thrown out or returned to the location where it was purchased, according to the recall. Do not move it into a lunch bag, give it to a neighbour or use it up in a recipe to avoid wasting money. Before returning it, consider photographing the label and checking with the store about its return arrangements so you do not make an unnecessary trip. The federal notice does not set out a refund amount or promise a particular receipt policy, so those details need confirmation from the retailer. If the original fruit has already been mixed into a prepared smoothie or dessert, set that food aside from use and ask the retailer or food-safety authority for guidance rather than treating the missing packaging as reassurance.

There is an important distinction between the investigation and the illness information in this particular notice. The CFIA says the recall was triggered by findings during an investigation into a foodborne illness outbreak. It also says there have been no reported illnesses associated with consumption of these Summerhill Market products. Those statements are not contradictory: an investigation can identify food that needs removal without reported illnesses being tied to every affected product. They also do not establish where contamination occurred. The agency says its food-safety investigation is continuing and could lead to other recalls, while it verifies that industry is removing the recalled products. For shoppers, the useful response is to follow the product-specific instruction and revisit the official notice, not to assume either that every raspberry is unsafe or that an absence of reported cases makes these packages safe.

Norovirus deserves attention even when the food looks normal. The Public Health Agency of Canada says contaminated food and beverages can look, smell and taste normal, so a sniff or taste test is not a way to clear a recalled purchase. Its prevention guidance emphasizes washing hands with soap and water before preparing or eating food and after using the washroom, along with cleaning and disinfecting surfaces after an episode of illness. Those everyday precautions do not replace the recall's instruction to discard or return affected products. The recall identifies diarrhea, vomiting, nausea and stomach cramps among the main symptoms and advises contacting a healthcare provider if you think you became sick from consuming a recalled product. This is a shopping-safety reminder, not a diagnosis or individualized medical advice.

Make the replacement shop a separate decision from the recall check. Once you know which packages are affected, note what you actually need for upcoming breakfasts rather than replacing every frozen ingredient in the house. Compare package sizes and unit prices where available, but do not assume a different mix or larger bag is automatically cheaper. Keep the label or a photograph when decanting the next purchase, and record when and where you bought it. That simple habit makes a future recall easier to check without discarding unrelated groceries. The CFIA offers recall email alerts, and its consumer guidance explains that investigations can identify additional affected food as they proceed. For now, the practical priority is the Summerhill product match: name, size, UPC, store and sales window, followed by the official do-not-consume instruction when they match.

Source trail: Canadian Food Inspection Agency — Certain Summerhill Market brand raspberries and raspberry-containing products recalled due to norovirus (September 29, 2026): https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/certain-summerhill-market-brand-raspberries-and-raspberry-containing-products-recalled Canadian Food Inspection Agency — Food recalls and alerts: What you need to know: https://inspection.canada.ca/en/food-safety-consumers/know-about-food-recalls Public Health Agency of Canada — Norovirus: Prevention and risks: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/food-poisoning/norovirus/prevention.html