Planters Peanut Products Under Recall Due to Listeria Risk

May 7, 2024

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By Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter

TUESDAY, Could 7, 2024 — Planters peanut merchandise offered at Publix and Greenback Tree in 5 states are being recalled because of the danger of Listeria contamination, maker Hormel introduced.

The merchandise are Planters Honey Roasted Peanuts (4 ounces) and Planters Deluxe Flippantly Salted Blended Nuts (8.75 ounces).

To date, there have been no experiences of sickness linked to the recalled merchandise, the corporate mentioned.

“The merchandise had been shipped to Publix distribution warehouses in Florida, Georgia, Alabama and North Carolina and to Greenback Tree distribution warehouses in South Carolina and Georgia,” the corporate mentioned in an announcement posted on the U.S. Meals and Drug Administration’s web site.

Shoppers in these states ought to look out for 4-ounce Planters Honey Roasted Peanuts with the UPC code of 2900002097 on the facet of the can, and a “Greatest if Used By” date of 04 11 25 on the underside of the can.

For the recalled 8.75-ounce Planters Deluxe Flippantly Salted Blended Nuts, the UPC code is 2900001621 and the “Greatest if Used By” date is 05APR26.

“No different sizes, varieties, or different packaging configurations of PLANTERS® model merchandise are included on this recall,” Hormel mentioned.

“If a client has this product, they will discard the product or return it to the shop the place bought for an alternate or full refund. If customers have questions, they could contact Hormel Meals Buyer Relations through e-mail right here, through chat at https://www.planters.com/or at 1-800-523-4635, Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. – 11 a.m. and a couple of p.m. – 4 p.m. Central Time, excluding holidays,” the corporate added.

Listeria monocytogenes is the third-leading reason for food-borne sickness in the USA, the CDC notes.

Pregnant girls are 10 instances extra doubtless than others to get a Listeria an infection, in response to the CDC, and an infection throughout being pregnant ends in fetal loss in about 20% of circumstances and new child loss of life in 3% of circumstances.

Others at elevated danger embody seniors 65 and older and other people with weakened immune programs, the CDC says. About 87% of circumstances not related to being pregnant want hospitalization, and about 1 in 6 sufferers die.

Frequent signs embody fever, muscle aches and tiredness, the CDC says. Signs often begin inside two weeks of consuming meals tainted with Listeria, however they will begin as quickly as the identical day or as late as 10 weeks later.

Sources

Hormel Meals Gross sales, LLC, assertion, Could 3, 2024

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