Retailer Meijer Inc. said it was recalling packaged vegetables in six U.S. states because of possible contamination from Listeria monocytogenes bacteria, which can cause fatal food poisoning in young children, pregnant women, and elderly or frail people.
Meijer, based in Grand Rapids, Mich., said there were no illnesses reported as of October 20.
The recall affects 35 products and includes vegetables such as broccoli, cauliflower, and asparagus as well as party trays sold in Meijer-branded plastic or foam packaging in Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky and Wisconsin between September 27 and October 20, the company said on October 21.
In February, Meijer recalled its Meijer-branded Colby and Colby Jack cheese sold through its deli counters because of potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.
The CD estimated that 1,600 people develop a serious form of infection known as listeriosis each year, and 260 die from the disease, making it the third most deadly form of food poisoning in the U.S.
“The infection is most likely to sicken pregnant women and their newborns, adults aged 65, or older and people with weakened immune systems,” the CDC said on its website. Symptoms include fever and diarrhea and can start the same day of exposure or as much as 70 days later.
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