A potential listeria contamination has led to a recall of products from Parkers Farm. The Minnesota-based company produces salsa, peanut butter, bagel spreads and other goods which are sold nationwide. Whole Foods, Target, Sam's Club, Costco and Safeway are among the retailers which carry Parkers Farm products.
Listeria, a bacteria that can cause miscarriages in pregnant women along with nausea and severe headache, was found during product sampling by the states of Minnesota and Wisconsin. No illnesses have been reported thus far from consuming Parkers Farm products.
Here's a list of products being recalled under the Parker Farms or Parker label.
**Note: sell-by dates are clearly printed on container ½ inch from top
-16 ounce peanut butter in square plastic containers (tub with snap on lid). Varieties are creamy, crunchy, honey creamy and honey crunchy with sell by dates between 11/14/2010 and 12/31/2010**.
-34 ounce peanut butter in round plastic containers (tub with snap on lid). Varieties are creamy and crunchy with sell by dates between 8/11/2010 and 9/30/2010**.
-7 ounce bagel spreads in white plastic containers (tub with snap on lid). Varieties are garden veggie, wild berry, strawberry, apple cinnamon and honey walnut) with sell by dates between 5/13/2010 and 6/30/2010**.
-14 ounce dips & spreads in square plastic containers (tub with snap on lid). Varieties are jalapeno nacho, pimento and salsa con queso with sell by dates between 8/11/2010 and 9/30/2010**.
-8 ounce, 12 ounce and 16 ounce cold pack cheese in round or square plastic containers (tub with snap on lid). Varieties are sharp cheddar, bacon, onion, smoked cheddar, Swiss almond, horseradish, garlic, port wine, and Swiss & cheddar with sell by dates between 11/14/2010 and 12/31/2010**.
-16 ounce salsa in square plastic containers (tub with snap on lid). Varieties are hot, mild, garlic, black bean and fire roasted with sell by dates between 3/14/2010 and 4/30/2010**.
Other labels affected by this recall:
-16 ounce Happy Farms cold pack cheese in round plastic containers (tub with snap on lid). Varieties are sharp cheddar, port wine and Swiss almond with sell by dates between 11/24/2010 and 12/10/2010**.
- 8 ounce Kroger cold pack cheese in round plastic containers (tub with snap on lid). Varieties are sharp cheddar, port wine and Swiss almond with sell by dates between 11/18/2010 thru 12/15/2010**
- 8 ounce Central Markets cold pack cheese in round plastic containers (tub with snap on lid). Varieties are sharp cheddar, port wine, Swiss almond, horseradish with sell by dates of 12/9/2010**
-14 oz. Central Markets salsa con queso in round plastic containers (tub with snap on lid) with sell by dates of 8/16/2010**.
-16 oz. Central Markets salsa in round plastic containers (tub with snap on lid). Varieties are sharp cheddar, port wine, Swiss almond, horseradish with sell by dated of 3/17/2010 through 3/24/2010**.
- 8 oz. Dutch Farms cold pack cheese in round plastic containers (tub with snap on lid), varieties are sharp cheddar, port wine, Swiss almond, horseradish, and Swiss & cheddar with sell by dates of 11/16/2010 thru 11/18/2010**.
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