LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A multi-state produce recall expanded this week to include additional produce sold in Kentucky and several other states amid concerns of possible listeria contamination.
Wiers Farm Inc. launched a voluntary recall on July 12 in Ohio. Since then, the company has recalled several more products in more than a dozen U.S. states.
According to the FDA, the products involved in the expanded recall were packed between July 5-12 of this year. So far, there have been no illnesses or consumer complaints reported.
Here is the list of affected products:
Retail Packaged Items
Sold at select Walmart stores in Ohio, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, 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
- 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
The specific Walmart locations that sold the impacted products was not provided.
Sold at Aldi stores in Ohio, Kentucky, New York, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia:
- 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
In Kentucky, all of the above Wiers Farm Inc. bulk items were distributed to Walmart and Kroger.
Consumers are advised to discard any product associated with the recall.
Listeria symptoms can vary depending on the severity of the illness and symptoms may last from days to several weeks. Consumers who have consumed the affected product and are experiencing symptoms such as fever, muscle aches, and gastrointestinal issues should seek medical attention. For more information about Listeria, click here.
