FDA Issues Recall of Vegetables Sold in NJ

A company that supplies vegetables to retailers in New Jersey, has issued a voluntary recall.

The company, Wiers Farm of Willard, Ohio announced they are voluntarily recalling packages of vegetables over concerns the produce may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The FDA says there have been no reports of illness or death, and the recall is out of an abundance of caution.

The products affected by the recall were sold in various Aldi's, Walmart, Kroger's, and other supermarkets across 18 states, including New Jersey.

The recalled products sold in Walmart include:

• 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

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The recall also includes loose produce sold by the pound at Walmart and Save-a-Lot stores:

• Anaheim peppers
• Cilantro – sold in bunches
• Cubanelle peppers
• Cucumber – whole
• Green beans
• Green Bell Pepper
• Habanero peppers
• Hungarian Wax peppers
• Jalapeno peppers
• Mustard Greens – sold in bunches
• Pickling Cucumber
• Plain Parsley – sold in bunches
• Poblano peppers
• Serrano peppers
• Tomatillos

If you have purchased any of these items, you should throw it away or bring it back to the store you bought them from.

Source:  US Food and Drug Administration