Wiers Farm Butternut Squash Recalled for Listeria Monocytogenes
Wiers Farm Inc is recalling Butternut Squash in 1-pound cartons due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Lot numbers 240705 through 240712 are affected.
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: The FDA classified this recall as Class I, which establishes a minimum severity of Severe per agency standards. Although the source does not report specific illnesses or injuries, Listeria monocytogenes is a known high-risk pathogen capable of causing serious illness.
Plain-English summary
Wiers Farm Inc has recalled Butternut Squash packaged in 1-pound cartons due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. Approximately 758 cases with lot numbers 240705, 240706, 240707, 240708, 240709, 240710, 240711, and 240712 were 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 who have purchased the recalled butternut squash should not consume it. The product should be discarded or returned to the place of purchase. Listeria monocytogenes can cause serious or life-threatening infections, particularly in pregnant individuals, young children, elderly people, and those with weakened immune systems.
The recalled product
- Product
- Wiers Farm - Butternut Squash packaged in 1lb cartons - case size dependent on customer
- Manufacturer
- Wiers Farm Inc
- Category
- Food — Fresh Produce
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 758
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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