Wiers Farm Recalls Produce Products Due To Potential Listerian Contamination
By Danielle Ong
Jul 25, 2024 04:20 AM EDT
Jul 25, 2024 04:20 AM EDT
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Wiers Farm, a major farm and food distributor based in Ohio, has recently expanded a recall of its produce products due to a potential listeria contamination.
In a release published by the US Food and Drug Administration, the agency said that Wiers Farm is voluntarily recalling some of its produce products that could possibly be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
"Out of an abundance of caution, Wiers Farm Inc. of Willard, OH, is expanding its July 12, 2024, recall to include additional produce because it may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes," the release read. "Products involved in this expanded recall were packed between July 5-12 (2024). Wiers Farm Inc. is committed to implementing all measures necessary to fully resolve this situation."
Listeria monocytogenes is a bacteria that can cause listeriosis, a serious infection that sickens 1,600 people and causes the deaths of about 260 each year, per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
So far, there have been no illnesses or consumer complaints reported, the FDA noted in the release.
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The products involved in the recall were packed between July 5 and 12 and were distributed to Aldi, Kroger, and Walmart stores in 17 states.
Here are all the products being recalled.
In Walmart stores in CT, DE, IL, IN, KY, MD, MI, NJ, NY, OH, PA, VA, and WV
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
Wiers Farm Bagged Salad Cucumber - UPC 073064459619 - 2 lb. bag
Wiers Farm Bagged Serrano - UPC 073064201829 - 4 oz bag
Wiers Farm Organic Bell Pepper - UPC 073064201416 - 2-count tray
Wiers Farm Organic Cucumber - UPC 073064201423 - 2-count tray
Wiers Farm Organic Yellow Squash - UPC 073064201447 - 2 count tray
Wiers Farm Organic Zucchini Squash - UPC 073064201430 - 2 count tray
In Aldi stores in KY, NY, OH, PA, and WV
Freshire Farms Bagged Green Beans - 16 oz bag
Freshire Farms Bagged Jalapenos - 8 oz bag
Bulk retail items sold individually or by the pound
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
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