The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-1700-2024·Announced 2024-08-14

Wiers Farm Eggplant Recalled Due to Listeria Contamination

Wiers Farm is recalling eggplant packaged in 1lb cartons due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The recall affects 2390 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 this recall, establishing a minimum severity score of 4. No illnesses have been reported in the available source material.

Plain-English summary

Wiers Farm Inc is recalling eggplant packaged in 1lb cartons due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The product was distributed across Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia.

The affected lots are 240705, 240706, 240707, 240708, 240709, 240710, 240711, and 240712. A total of 2390 cases were distributed.

Consumers who have purchased the recalled product should not consume it and should return it to the retailer for a refund.

The recalled product

Product
Wiers Farm - Eggplant packaged in 1lb cartons - case size dependent on customer
Manufacturer
Wiers Farm Inc
Hazard
Affected units
2,390

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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