The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Food)·F-1688-2024·Announced 2024-08-14

Wiers Farm Habanero Peppers Recalled for Listeria Contamination

Wiers Farm Inc is recalling habanero peppers sold in 1-pound cartons across 17 states due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The recall involves 441 cases with lot numbers 240705 through 240712.

What this means for you

Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: FDA Class I classification for a high-risk pathogen (Listeria monocytogenes) mandates a minimum severity score of 4. Although no illnesses have been reported in this recall, Listeria is a serious pathogen capable of causing severe illness and death.

Plain-English summary

Wiers Farm Inc is recalling Habanero Peppers packaged in 1-pound cartons (sold as 3-pound cases) due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.

The recall involves 441 cases with lot numbers 240705, 240706, 240707, 240708, 240709, 240710, 240711, and 240712. Listeria monocytogenes is a serious pathogen known to cause illness and death, particularly in pregnant women, young children, and people with weakened immune systems.

The recalled peppers were distributed to retail locations 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 have purchased the recalled habanero peppers should not consume them. Return the product to the store or dispose of it.

The recalled product

Product
Wiers Farm - Habanero Peppers packaged into 1lb carton - 3lb per case
Manufacturer
Wiers Farm Inc
Affected units
441

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 →