(WJW) - A previously-issued recall for cucumbers sold at select Walmart stores has been expanded to include even more produce sold at Aldi, Walmart, Kroger, and more grocery stores across multiple states.
Earlier this month, Ohio-based company, Wiers Farm Inc. voluntarily recalled some whole and bagged salad cucumbers sold at select Walmarts in Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio "out of an abundance of caution." Officials believed the cucumbers may have been contaminated with listeria monocytogenes.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports listeria monocytogenes can cause listeriosis, a serious infection, that sickens about 1,600 people each year. Some cases can be fatal.
On Monday, Wiers Farm Inc. expanded the recall to include additional bagged produce items.
A notice posted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration shows the voluntary recall now impacts green beans, peppers, jalapenos, zucchini, yellow squash, and more because the impacted produce could potentially be contaminated with listeria monocytogenes.
Products involved in the expanded recall were packed between July 5-12.
The below recalled items were sold at select Walmart stores in Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia.
Two items — 16-ounce bags of Freshire Farms Bagged Green Beans and 8-ounce bags of bag Freshire Farms Bagged Jalapenos — sold at Aldi stores in Kentucky, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia were recalled as well.
Sixteen produce items sold individually or by the pound were also included in the recall. That includes:
These products were distributed to stores in 18 states. Below is a list of those states, as well as the grocery chains that received the now-recalled products. The FDA did not say when these items would have been sold to consumers.
According to the FDA, so far, there have been no illnesses or consumer complaints reported.
The FDA notes that products involved in the original recall are already past their shelf life and should be out of distribution. Those who still have the product should discard them.
“Consumers who have consumed the affected product and are experiencing symptoms such as fever, muscle aches, and gastrointestinal issues should seek medical attention. ” the original FDA alert stated.
This is just the latest listeria-related incident in the U.S.
Last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said at least two people have died and more than two dozen have been hospitalized amidst an outbreak of listeria food poisoning linked to sliced meat sold at grocery store deli counters.
A recall was not immediately issued because it was unclear what specific products had been contaminated.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.