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Recall issued for produce items amid listeria concerns
By Danielle LangenfeldAddy Bink,
2 days ago
( WJW ) — A previously issued recall for cucumbers sold at select Walmart stores has been expanded to include even more produce sold at Aldi, Walmart, Kroger and more grocery stores across multiple states.
Earlier this month, Ohio-based company Wiers Farm Inc. voluntarily recalled some whole and bagged salad cucumbers sold at select Walmart stores in Michigan, Indiana and Ohio “out of an abundance of caution.” Officials believed the cucumbers may have been contaminated with listeria monocytogenes .
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports listeria monocytogenes can cause listeriosis , a serious infection, that sickens about 1,600 people each year. Some cases can be fatal.
On Monday, Wiers Farm Inc. expanded the recall to include additional bagged produce items.
A notice posted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration shows the voluntary recall now impacts green beans, peppers, jalapenos, zucchini, yellow squash and more because the impacted produce could potentially be contaminated with listeria monocytogenes.
Products involved in the expanded recall were packed between July 5-12.
The below recalled items were sold at select Walmart stores in Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia.
-Wiers Farm Bagged Poblano — UPC 073064202581 — 16-ounce bag
Wiers Farm Bagged Cubanelle — UPC 073064201836 — 16-ounce bag
Wiers Farm Bagged Green Beans — UPC 073064200846 — variable weight bag
Two items — 16-ounce bags of Freshire Farms Bagged Green Beans and 8-ounce bags of Freshire Farms Bagged Jalapenos — sold at Aldi stores in Kentucky, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia were recalled as well.
Sixteen produce items sold individually or by the pound were also included in the recall. That includes:
Anaheim peppers
Cilantro — sold in bunches
Cubanelle peppers
Cucumber — whole
Green beans
Green bell pepper
Habanero peppers
Hungarian wax peppers
Jalapeno peppers
Mixed vegetable box (shipped to Cleveland and Youngstown, Ohio, foodbanks only)
Mustard greens – sold in bunches
Pickling cucumber
Plain parsley – sold in bunches
Poblano peppers
Serrano peppers
Tomatillos
These products were distributed to stores in 18 states. Below is a list of those states, as well as the grocery chains that received the now-recalled products. The FDA did not say when these items would have been sold to consumers.
Connecticut: Walmart and Save-a-Lot
Delaware: Walmart and Save-a-Lot
Illinois: Walmart and Kroger
Indiana: Walmart and Kroger
Kentucky: Walmart and Kroger
Maine: Save-a-Lot
Maryland: Walmart, Save-a-Lot, Shop ‘n Save (cucumber, green bell pepper and pickling cucumber only)
Michigan: Walmart, Kroger and Save-a-Lot
Missouri: Kroger
New Jersey: Walmart and Save-a-Lot
New York: Walmart, Save-a-Lot, Shop ‘n Save (cucumber, green bell pepper and pickling cucumber only)
North Carolina: Save-a-Lot
Ohio: Walmart, Kroger, Save-a-Lot, Shop ‘n Save (cucumber, green bell pepper and pickling cucumber only), and Cleveland and Youngstown foodbanks (mixed vegetable boxes only)
Pennsylvania: Walmart, Save-a-Lot, Shop ‘n Save (for a detailed list of additional Pennsylvania retailers that received recalled products, click here )
Rhode Island: Save-a-Lot
Tennessee: Kroger
Virginia: Walmart and Save-a-Lot
West Virginia: Walmart, Kroger, Save-a-Lot, Shop ‘n Save and Shop ‘n Save Express (cucumber, green bell pepper and pickling cucumbers only), Foodland (cucumber, green bell pepper and pickling cucumber only), and Fas Chek Market (cucumber only)
According to the FDA, so far, there have been no illnesses or consumer complaints reported.
The FDA notes that products involved in the original recall are already past their shelf life and should be out of distribution. Those who still have the product should discard them.
“Consumers who have consumed the affected product and are experiencing symptoms such as fever, muscle aches, and gastrointestinal issues should seek medical attention. ” the original FDA alert stated.
This is just the latest listeria-related incident in the U.S.
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