BREAKING NEWS: Listeria Risk Leads To Vegetable Recall In U.S. and Canada
November 04, 2019
Mann Packing Co. Inc. announced the voluntary recall of a series of vegetable products sold to select retailers in the United States and Canada. The voluntary recall is a response to a notification by the Food & Drug Administration and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency of potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. To date, public health officials have not reported any illness associated with these products.
The recalled products have “Best If Enjoyed By” date of Oct. 11 to Nov. 16. The full list of products and all corresponding product images are available here and here.
Mann Packing is issuing this recall out of an abundance of caution. Listeria monocytogenes is an organism which 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 only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women. Mann Packing will continue to work closely with the authorities to investigate the issue.