Montgomery County Health Department

09/08/2026

https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/frutas-y-hortalizas-del-sur-sa-expands-recall-include-one-lot-great-value-frozen-organic-triple?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery

September 02, 2026. Frutas y Hortalizas del Sur S.A., San Carlos, Chile expands its July 3, 2026, recall of frozen organic IQF blueberries to include one lot of Great Value frozen Organic Triple Berry Blend 10 OZ because of potential contamination with Escherichia coli O145:H28 (E. coli O145).

09/03/2026

https://www.fda.gov/food/outbreaks-foodborne-illness/outbreak-investigation-e-coli-o145h28-frozen-blueberries-july-2026?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery

Do not eat, sell or serve recalled GreenWise Organic Frozen Whole Blueberries and Whole Mixed Berries. FDA’s investigation is ongoing.

09/02/2026

The Health Department has flu shots available at its main office, located at 11191 Illinois Route 185 in Hillsboro, Monday-Friday from 8:30 am to 3:30 pm during the months of September, October, and November.

If special assistance is needed, please call 217-532-2001 when you arrive and the shot can be administered in your vehicle. If you would like a flu shot at our Litchfield office, located at 1357 E. Union Ave., please call 217-324-3430 to make an appointment.

COVID vaccine for the 26-27 season is not yet available, but should be soon. We will post updates on its availability as soon as we are aware of any. Clinics are in the process of being set up and the clinic schedule will be posted once all dates and times are confirmed.

The Health Department is able to bill insurance companies, Medicare, Medicaid, and Medicaid MCOs for the vaccination.

Please bring your ID card with you. If you do not have any of these, or the one you have does not cover 100% of the shot,
we have vaccine that is available at no charge to you, through the State of Illinois.

MCHD would also like to invite any business that is interested in providing immunizations to its employees (minimum of
5) to contact its Hillsboro office to make arrangements for a nurse to come to the business and administer these shots.

Please note: Montgomery County Health Department will be following CDC and IDPH guidelines.

08/20/2026

https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/updated-dreyers-grand-ice-cream-inc-issues-voluntary-recall-select-outshine-fruit-bars-due-possible?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery -announcement

August 18, 2026 - Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream, Inc. is voluntarily recalling a limited number of select flavors of Outshine Fruit Bars due to possible foreign material contamination with glass. Products affected include Outshine Strawberry, Watermelon, Grape, Tangerine and Black Cherry 6-Count 2.5 ou...

08/19/2026

https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/kettle-cuisine-recalls-marketside-tomato-bisque-soup-kit-sold-exclusively-walmart-stores-because?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery -announcement

Kettle Cuisine LLC of Savage, MD is recalling Marketside Tomato Bisque Soup Kit – 14oz (397g) because the product has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and othe...

08/19/2026

08/12/2026

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08/11/2026

https://www.fda.gov/food/outbreaks-foodborne-illness/outbreak-investigation-salmonella-jalapeno-august-2026?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery

Do not eat, serve, or sell recalled fresh jalapeños from Sinaloa, Mexico distributed by Coast Citrus Distributors. FDA’s investigation is ongoing.