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Recall alert: Wiers Farm vegetable recall expanded; includes poblanos, green beans, zucchini & more
By Natalie Dreier, Cox Media Group National Content Desk,
10 hours ago
The Food and Drug Administration has announced the recall of cucumbers from Wiers Farm has been expanded to several other vegetables that could be contaminated with listeria.
The FDA said the produce was packaged between July 5 and 12 and was sold at a variety of stores around the country including Walmart, Aldi and other locations.
The following items were sold at some Walmarts 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 oz bag
Wiers Farm Bagged Cubanelle - UPC 073064201836 – 16 oz bag
Wiers Farm Bagged Green Beans – UPC 073064200846 – variable weight bag
The following items were sold at Aldi stores in Kentucky, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia:
Freshire Farms Bagged Green Beans – 16 oz bag
Freshire Farms Bagged Jalapenos – 8 oz bag
The FDA said, the following items were sold individually or by the pound at stores such as Walmart (Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia), Save-a-Lot (Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia and West Virginia), Kroger (Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Tennessee, West Virginia), Shop N Save (Maryland, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia), food banks (Cleveland and Youngstown, Ohio) and other local grocers:
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 food banks only)
Listeria is a bacteria that can cause listeriosis, with symptoms that can include fever, muscle aches and gastrointestinal issues lasting from days to several weeks, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.
About 1,600 people get the infection annually with 260 dying from it.
It can sicken pregnant women, newborns, people 65 and older and people with weakened immune symptoms.
Recently there was an outbreak of listeria connected to sliced deli lunchmeat, the CDC reported. It can also be in unpasteurized soft cheeses, hot dogs, fermented or dry sausage, premade deli salads, pâté or meat spreads, spouts, smoked fish, melon, unpasteurized milk, unpasteurized yogurt and unpasteurized ice cream.
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