The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-1684-2024·Announced 2024-08-14

Organic Zucchini Squash Recalled Due to Listeria Contamination

Wiers Farm is recalling organic zucchini squash due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The recall affects 337 cases across 17 states with lot numbers 240705 through 240712.

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 product is classified FDA Class I, which requires a minimum severity score of 4. Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen, but the source does not report any illnesses or deaths.

Plain-English summary

Wiers Farm Inc is recalling Organic Zucchini Squash packaged in 2-count trays due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The recalled product consists of 337 cases with lot numbers 240705 through 240712.

The affected zucchini was distributed across 17 states: Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia.

Listeria monocytogenes is a serious foodborne pathogen that poses particular risk to pregnant women, newborns, and immunocompromised individuals.

The recalled product

Product
Wiers Farm - Organic Zucchini Squash packaged into 2 count trays - cases dependent on customer
Manufacturer
Wiers Farm Inc
Hazard
Affected units
337

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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