Recall alert: Wiers Farm vegetable recall expanded; includes poblanos, green beans, zucchini & more

The Food and Drug Administration has announced the recall of cucumbers from Wiers Farm has been expanded to several other vegetables that could be contaminated with listeria.

The FDA said the produce was packaged between July 5 and 12 and was sold at a variety of stores around the country including Walmart, Aldi and other locations.

The following items were sold at some Walmarts in Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia:

• 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

The following items were sold at Aldi stores in Kentucky, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia:

• Freshire Farms Bagged Green Beans – 16 oz bag
• Freshire Farms Bagged Jalapenos – 8 oz bag

The FDA said, the following items were sold individually or by the pound at stores such as Walmart (Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia), Save-a-Lot (Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia and West Virginia), Kroger (Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Tennessee, West Virginia), Shop N Save (Maryland, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia), food banks (Cleveland and Youngstown, Ohio) and other local grocers:

• 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 food banks only)
• Mustard Greens – sold in bunches
• Pickling Cucumber
• Plain Parsley – sold in bunches
• Poblano peppers
• Serrano peppers
• Tomatillos

You can see the complete list of stores here.

Listeria is a bacteria that can cause listeriosis, with symptoms that can include fever, muscle aches and gastrointestinal issues lasting from days to several weeks, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.

About 1,600 people get the infection annually with 260 dying from it.

It can sicken pregnant women, newborns, people 65 and older and people with weakened immune systems.

Recently there was an outbreak of listeria connected to sliced deli lunchmeat, the CDC reported. It can also be in unpasteurized soft cheeses, hot dogs, fermented or dry sausage, premade deli salads, pâté or meat spreads, spouts, smoked fish, melon, unpasteurized milk, unpasteurized yogurt and unpasteurized ice cream.

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