Growers Express is recalling some vegetable products due to possible listeria contamination.
According to a press release from the FDA, the fresh vegetable products include packaged varieties of butternut squash, cauliflower, zucchini and a butternut squash-based veggie bowl. Most of the affected products are labeled with a “Best If Used By” Date of June 26 – June 29, 2019. The products were sold at a number of retailers, including Trader Joe’s and Food Lion.
The safety of our consumers is our first priority,” said Tom Byrne, President of Growers Express. “We self-reported the need for this recall to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and stopped production immediately after being notified of a single positive sample by the Massachusetts Department of Health. We are deep sanitizing the entire facility and our line equipment, as well as conducting continued testing on top of our usual battery of sanitation and quality and safety tests before resuming production.”
There have been no reported illnesses.
Listeria is an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy individuals may suffer short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headaches, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea. Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.
Consumers who purchased the affected products are urged to throw them away.
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