Produce recalled over contamination concerns has been expanded to include Walmart, Aldi, Save-a-Lot stores in the Mahoning and Shenango Valleys, as well as Youngstown food banks.

The Food and Drug Administration announced that Wiers Farm Inc. of Willard, OH, expanded its July 12, 2024, recall including additional produce because it may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

Products involved in the expanded recall were packed between July 5-12 (2024).  There have been no illnesses or consumer complaints reported so far.

Listeria monocytogenes is a type of bacteria that can cause listeriosis. Symptoms vary depending on the severity of the illness and symptoms may last from days to several weeks.

The FDA says anyone who ate the recalled products and are experiencing symptoms such as fever, muscle aches, and gastrointestinal issues should seek medical attention.

Local Walmart stores included in the recall are those in Austintown, Alliance, Salem, Liberty Township, Middlefield, Poland, Bazetta, and East Liverpool, Ohio, as well as those in Greenville, Hermitage, Grove City, and New Castle, Pennsylvania.

RETAIL PACKAGED ITEMS

  • Wiers Farm Bagged Poblano - UPC 073064202581 – 16 oz bag
  • Wiers Farm Bagged Cubanelle - UPC 073064201836 – 16 oz bag
  • Wiers Farm Bagged Green Beans – UPC 073064200846 – variable weight bag
  • Wiers Farm Bagged Salad Cucumber – UPC 073064459619 – 2 lb. bag
  • Wiers Farm Bagged Serrano – UPC 073064201829 – 4 oz bag
  • Wiers Farm Organic Bell Pepper – UPC 073064201416 – 2 count trays
  • Wiers Farm Organic Cucumber – UPC 073064201423 – 2 count trays
  • Wiers Farm Organic Yellow Squash – UPC 073064201447 – 2 count trays
  • Wiers Farm Organic Zucchini Squash – UPC 073064201430 – 2 count trays

The following items sold at Aldi stores in Ohio and Pennsylvania are also being recalled.

  • Freshire Farms Bagged Green Beans – 16 oz bag
  • Freshire Farms Bagged Jalapenos – 8 oz bag

The following bulk retail items sold individually or by the pound are also being recalled:

  • Anaheim peppers
  • Cilantro – sold in bunches
  • Cubanelle peppers
  • Cucumber – whole
  • Green beans
  • Green Bell Pepper
  • Habanero peppers
  • Hungarian Wax peppers
  • Jalapeno peppers
  • Mixed Vegetable Box (shipped to Youngstown, Foodbanks)
  • Mustard Greens – sold in bunches
  • Pickling Cucumber
  • Plain Parsley – sold in bunches
  • Poblano peppers
  • Serrano peppers
  • Tomatillos

Save-a-Lot stores in Ohio and Pennsylvania also sold the recalled items which were also distributed by food banks in Youngstown.

Green bell pepper and pickling cucumbers sold at Grove City Country Market in Mercer County, Pa, have also been recalled.