La Terra Fina is recalling spinach dips sold at Costco and Smart & Final stores for possible Listeria contamination. No illnesses has been reported at the time of the recall, but consumers who have purchased these products should not eat them as Listeria can cause serious illness or death.
The recall was issued after La Terra Fina received a recall notice from its organic spinach supplier of possible Listeria monocytogenes. The recalled products were distributed to Costco stores in the Northwest, Midwest, Northeast and Southeast regions and Smart & Final stores along the West Coast only.
Symptoms of a Listeria infection, which can take up to 70 days to develop, include headache, stiff neck, muscle weakness, dizziness and gastrointestinal symptoms. Young children, pregnant women, seniors, and those with weakened immune systems are at heightened risk. Among pregnant women, listeriosis can cause miscarriage and stillbirth.
The recalled products were distributed to Costco stores in the Northwest, Midwest, Northeast and Southeast regions and Smart & Final stores along the West Coast only.
The recalled products include: Spinach Artichoke & Parmesan Dip made with Greek Yogurt, 31oz. tub, with the item number 379903, the UPC 6-40410-51338 and the “best by” date 94/14/15 sold at Costco stores in the NW Region. Chunky Spinach Artichoke & Parmesan Dip, 31oz. tub, with item number 407600, UPC 6-40410-51193-4 and “best by” dates 3/31/15, 4/5/15 and 4/29/15 sold at Costco stores in the NW, NE & SE Regions. Chunky Spinach Artichoke & Parmesan Dip, 31oz. tub, item number, 4300193, UPC 6-40410-51193-4 and “best by” dates 3/28/15, 4/29/15 sold at Smart & Final stores on the West Coast.
Purchased some on Monday, go robo call from Costco today (Friday). Very nice to get warning on home phone since I hadn’t read the recall notice.
My wife purchased the following: Best By Mar-22-2015 23: 14: 10 B with the following 6 40410 51193 4 UFC code. We will not use this product; however, we are concerned if this date have any similar problems. Please advise asap. Thanks.
According to the press release, the product you bought is fine, as far as we know to date. But if you’re concerned or if you are in a high risk group (elderly, health problems, etc.) you might want to just return it to the store. A lot of products made with spinach are being recalled over Listeria concerns and I’m sure more recalls will be issued.
We already ate what we had last week from Costco & just got a call about it possibly being contaminated today.. Our 7 year old daughter even had some! We don’t have the container, we didn’t save it because we didn’t know. We buy this dip all the time tho. It’s a shame that this is happening to our food!! How do we know if it was?? I’m really concerned about this.
Just monitor your family for the symptoms of Listeria food poisoning, which are usually flu-like. The symptoms include fever, stiff neck, muscle aches, and sometimes nausea and/or diarrhea. If you do get sick, see your doctor and tell her that you ate this recalled product. Don’t be too worried about it; just be aware.