Produce distributor Wiers Farm announced an expanded voluntary recall for cucumbers, peppers, squash, and other veggies due to possible Listeria contamination.
If you’re thinking about what kind of veggie side you’re going to prep for dinner tonight, you might want to listen up: A cucumber recall from earlier this month has been expanded to include additional produce, according to the Ohio Department of Health. The reason? The stuff may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, a type of bacteria that can be particularly dangerous to pregnant people and their unborn babies. On July 12, Wiers Farm Inc.
Now, 18 states in the Northeast, Midwest, and South are involved: In addition to Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio, some of the affected products reached Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, Tennessee, Missouri, Rhode Island, Maine, and North Carolina, according to the announcement.
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