Food Safety recall round-up 16-22 May
Listeria found in walnuts
21 May - USA: Sherman Produce is voluntarily recalling walnuts comprising of 241 cases of bulk walnuts because the products are potentially contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
The products were packaged in 25 lb bulk cardboard boxes and Schnucks brand 10 oz trays with UPC 00338390032 with best by dates 03/15 and 04/15 from the St. Louis-based firm.
Products were sold to retailers in Missouri and Illinois from March – May 2014 but no illnesses have been reported to date.
The recall was initiated after FDA sampling detected Listeria monocytogenes in walnuts sampled at the facility. All walnuts processed during the same timeframe as the product found positive are being recalled.