Dive Brief:
- Parkers Farm Acquisition, LLC is issuing a voluntary recall of products which were linked to contained Listeria, though no illnesses have been reported in connection to them.
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The products were distributed nationwide under the Parkers Farm, Parkers, Happy Farms, Central Markets, Hy-Top, Amish Classic, Say Cheez, Win Schuler, and Bucky Badger labels.
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They're sold at various stores nationwide, including Hy-Vee, Cub, Rainbow, Byerly's, Lunds, Target, Whole Foods, Price Chopper, Nash Finch, Costco, ALDI, Wal-Mart, and Brookshire stores.
Dive Insight:
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) warns that Listeria monocytogenes can cause listeriosis, an uncommon but potentially serious disease. In the case of the Listeria contamination of dairy products from Roos foods, there were several hospitalizations and one death reported. Roos Foods was, subsequently, shut down by the FDA.
The full list of recalled products can be found here.