Wiers Farm Hungarian Wax Peppers recalled due to Listeria contamination
Wiers Farm is recalling Hungarian Wax Peppers due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The recall involves 160 cases distributed across 17 states.
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: FDA Class I classification applies to serious health hazards. Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen capable of causing severe infection, though no illnesses have been reported in this recall.
Plain-English summary
Wiers Farm Inc is recalling Hungarian Wax Peppers packaged into 1-pound cartons due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The recall involves 160 cases with lot numbers 240705 through 240712.
Listeria monocytogenes is a serious pathogenic bacterium that can cause severe illness.
The affected product was distributed to 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 should not consume this product and should dispose of it or return it to the point of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Wiers Farm - Hungarian Wax Peppers packaged into 1lb carton - cases size dependent on customer
- Manufacturer
- Wiers Farm Inc
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 160
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
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.
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