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Butternut squash products sold in Maine are being recalled
Pero Family Farms says dozens of its butternut squash products could be contaminated with listeria Share Updated: 6:19 AM EST Jan 22, 2021 FDA SOURCE: FDA
Pero Family Farms says dozens of its butternut squash products could be contaminated with listeria Share Updated: 6:19 AM EST Jan 22, 2021 Nearly three dozen butternut squash products that were sold in Maine are being recalled due to possible Listeria contamination.Pero Family Farms Food Company, LLC says no one has reported getting sick from eating the affected products. The recall covers butternut squash trays, chunks, and spirals. Click here for a list of the affected products and codes. They were all distributed between Jan. 2 and Jan. 11. Many of the use by dates have already passed, but some expire on Friday.Listeria can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elder
By KELLY MCCARTHY, ABC News
(NEW YORK) Cubed, spiralized and pre-cut chunks of butternut squash are being recalled by two brands over listeria contamination concerns.
Lancaster Foods LLC said the recalled products have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria Monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.
Twelve different butternut squash products were recalled. The products were sold in retail stores in North Carolina, Virginia, Washington, D.C., Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Vermont and Massachusetts.
Pero Family Farms Butternut Squash Recall Updated More Run Numbers
The recall of Pero Family Farms Butternut Squash products has been updated with more product run numbers. The original recall was posted on the Publix web site. Now 33 product run numbers are recalled for possible Listeria Monocytogenes contamination. No illnesses have been reported to date in connection with this problem.
You can see the long list of recalled products at the FDA web site, along with the expiration dates, package sizes, and run numbers. All of the recalled products are Pero Family Farms Butternut Squash. They include Veggie Butternut Squash Tray, Cubed Butternut Tray, Butternut Chunk Bag, and Butternut Spirals Tray with 33 run numbers. You can see pictures of the products at the FDA web site.
Listeria Alert: Pero Family Farms, Publix Recall Butternut Squash Products Due To Possible Contamination
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Pero Family Farms has issued a recall after learning about possible Listeria contamination in its butternut squash
Publix has also pulled its butternut squash products from store shelves
It can take up to 70 days for people to show listeriosis symptoms after the exposure
Pero Family Farms has recalled some of its butternut squash trays that are possibly contaminated with Listeria Monocytogenes. Following this, grocery chain Publix has also pulled some products containing butternut squash from its stores.
The recall covers Pero Family Farms butternut squash chunks, cubes and spirals. The company shared the product names, the run number codes and use-by dates on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)