Growers Express Recalled Multiple Fresh Vegetable Products Due to Potential Contamination of Listeria monocytogenes

The FDA announced on their website that Growers Express issued a voluntary recall of select fresh vegetable products due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The fresh vegetable products include packaged varieties of butternut squash, cauliflower, zucchini, and butternut squashed based veggie bowl. The products originate from a Growers Express production facility in Biddeford, Maine. There are no reported illnesses. Tom Byrne, President of Growers Express said "We stopped production immediately after being notified of a single positive sample by the Massachusetts Department of Health. We are deep sanitizing the entire facility and our line equipment, as well as conducting continued testing on top of our usual battery of sanitation and quality and safety tests before resuming production." Labels affected include Green Giant Fresh, Growers Express, Signature Farms, and Trader Joe's. a full list of products and their distribution is available on the FDA website @ https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/growers-express-issues-voluntary-recall-multiple-fresh-vegetable-products-due-potential?utm_campaign=Growers%20Express%20Issues%20Voluntary%20Recall%20of%20Multiple%20Fresh%20Vegetable%20Products&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua