There are so many Listeria recalls right now it’s hard to keep up. Two potentially contaminated food sources – frozen vegetables and sunflower seeds – have spawned numerous recalls. To help consumers stay up-to-date, Food Poisoning Bulletin has organized the recalls by retailer. Consumers who shop at these stores should check the list of recalls carefully as Listeria can cause serious illness and death. Frozen vegetables produced by CRF Frozen Foods and sold under a variety of brand names have been linked to a Listeria outbreak that has sickened at least eight people in three states. Two of these people ate Organic by Nature brand frozen vegetables before they became sick. Organic by Nature is one of 42 brands of packaged frozen vegetables produced by CRF that have been recalled. Frozen … [Read more...]
Hickory Harvest Recalls Sunflower Seeds for Listeria
Hickory Harvest is recalling sunflower seeds for possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Its supplier, SunOpta, is recalling products. No illnesses have been reported to date in connection with the consumption of these products. The products were packaged at or shipped from Hickory Harvest between February 15, 2016 and May 2, 2016. They were shipped to: Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Missouri, Mississippi, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and Wyoming. You can see the product names, package sizes, UPC numbers, and best by dates at the FDA web site. The brand names are Hickory … [Read more...]
TreeHouse Amends Its Huge Recall of Products for Listeria
TreeHouse is amending its huge recall of products for possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination to include two new items and add corrections. No illnesses have been reported to date in connection with the consumption of these products. The new products are Signature Kitchen Sweet & Salty Almond Bars with a UPC number of 2113028352 and a best by date of December 8, 2016. Also added to the recall is Southern Grove Roasted and Salted Sunflower Kernals with a UPC number of 041498206680 and a best by date of 2/28/2017. The corrections are for three different products. The list of shipped product has also been updated. You can see these changes at the FDA web site. Please look at the list carefully. Listeria monocytogenes can last for a long time, even on dry products, and it … [Read more...]
Market District and Giant Eagle Sunflower Seeds Recalled
Giant Eagle supplier SunOpta has told the company that sunflower seeds sold in four different locations in its store chain may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes bacteria. The seeds were all sold in the bulk food section of the stores. No illnesses have been reported to date. The first recall is for sunflower seeds sold at the Carmel Market District. It has a PLU 65167 and was sold in the bulk bin between February 15, 2016 and May 3, 2016; and in pre-packaged containers with sell by dates of August 1, 2016 through August 19, 2016. You can see pictures of recalled products at the FDA site. The second recall is for sunflower seeds sold in four northeast Ohio Giant Eagle and Market District stores. The seeds were sold in Rocky River Giant Eagle, and the Solon, Portage Crossing, … [Read more...]
