Food Retailers Issue Major Produce Recall
(Undated) -- Three food retailers are issuing a major recall on vegetables and herbs in 15 states that may be contaminated with Listeria. Aldi, Walmart, and Kroger are recalling the produce items they received from Ohio based Weirs Farm Inc., which includes green beans, cucumbers, and several types of peppers. The recall impacts some shoppers in the Midwest and the east including New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Ohio, Delaware, and Maryland. Doctors say most people are able to recover from Listeria on their own but high risk groups, like young children, elderly adults, and pregnant women, must be more vigilant.
Sold at select 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
Sold at 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
Distribution for bulk items sold individually or by the pound:
Connecticut
Walmart, Save-a-Lot
Delaware
Walmart, Save-a-Lot.
Illinois
Walmart, Kroger.
Indiana
Walmart, Kroger.
Kentucky
Walmart, Kroger.
Maine
Save-a-Lot.
Maryland
Walmart, Save-a-Lot, Shop N Save (cucumber, green bell pepper and pickling cucumber only) .
Michigan
Walmart, Kroger, Save-a-Lot.
Missouri
Kroger
New Jersey
Walmart, Save-a-Lot.
New York
Walmart, Save-a-Lot, Shop N Save (cucumber, green bell pepper and pickling cucumber only).
North Carolina
Save-a-Lot
Ohio
Walmart, Kroger, Save-a-Lot, Shop N Save (cucumber, green bell pepper and pickling cucumber only), Cleveland and Youngstown Foodbanks (mixed vegetable boxes only)
Pennsylvania
- Walmart
- Save-a-Lot
- Shop N Save and Shop N Save Express (cucumber, green bell pepper and picking cucumber only)
- Shoppers Value Masontown, PA (cucumber only)
- Franklin Foods Inc. Kitanning, PA (cucumber only)
- Grove City Country Market Grove City, PA (green bell pepper and picking cucumber only)
- Fas Chek Market (cucumber only)
- Foodland (cucumber, green bell pepper and picking cucumber only)
- Pechin Market Connellsville, PA (green bell pepper only)
- Sherwood Forest Foods Ligonier, PA (green bell pepper only)
- Market Basket Johnstown, PA (picking cucumber only)
Rhode Island
Save-a-Lot
Tennessee
Kroger
Virginia
Walmart, Save-a-Lot
West Virginia
Walmart, Kroger, Save-a-Lot, Shop N Save and Shop N Save Express (cucumber, green bell pepper and pickling cucumbers only), Foodland (cucumber, green bell pepper and pickling cucumber only), Fas Chek Market (cucumber only)
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