The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-1682-2024·Announced 2024-08-14

Wiers Farm Organic Cucumbers Recalled Due to Listeria Contamination

Wiers Farm is recalling organic cucumbers due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Affected consumers should not consume the product and may return it.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Food): Class I

Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 4/5 (Severe).

The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: This is an FDA Class I recall involving Listeria monocytogenes, a high-risk pathogen. FDA Class I classification requires a minimum severity score of 4.

Plain-English summary

Wiers Farm Inc is recalling organic cucumbers packaged in 2-count trays due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The recall affects 113 cases with lot numbers 240705, 240706, 240707, 240708, 240709, 240710, 240711, and 240712.

The recalled cucumbers were distributed to retailers in Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia.

Consumers who purchased the affected product should not consume it. Those who purchased cucumbers from the affected lots should check the lot number on their product and either discard it or return it to the place of purchase. Listeria monocytogenes is a serious pathogen capable of causing severe illness, particularly in pregnant women, young children, older adults, and people with weakened immune systems.

The recalled product

Product
Wiers Farm - Organic Cucumber packaged into 2 count trays - cases dependent on customer
Manufacturer
Wiers Farm Inc
Hazard
Affected units
113

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Lot numbers (8)

  • Lot No 240705
  • 240706
  • 240707
  • 240708
  • 240709
  • 240710
  • 240711
  • 240712

Distribution

Distributed in 18 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 27 recalled by Wiers Farm Inc under a single FDA (Food) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.

See all 27 products in this recall →

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