Hormel Foods recalls Planters nuts due to listeria contamination

Hormel Foods Sales LLC is voluntarily recalling two Planters products manufactured at one of its facilities in April.

These products are being recalled because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The company did not report how the contamination was discovered.

To date, there have been no reports of illness related to this recall, and all retailers that received affected products have been properly notified. This recall has been initiated with the knowledge of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Products were shipped only to Publix distribution warehouses in Florida, Georgia, Alabama, and North Carolina, and Dollar Tree distribution warehouses in South Carolina and Georgia.

The recalled products include 4-ounce packages of PLANTERS Honey Roasted Peanuts with a “best before” date of April 11, 2025 and a package UPC code of 2900002097, and a “best before” date of April 5, 2026. , the UPC code for the package is 2900001621 on the side of the can.

Other sizes, varieties, or other packaging configurations of PLANTERS branded products are not included in this recall.

If a consumer owns this product, they can either throw it away or return it to the store where it was purchased for a replacement. If consumers have questions, they can contact Hormel Foods Customer Relations via email.herevia chat https://www.planters.com/or call 800-523-4635.

About listeria infections
Food contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes may not look or smell spoiled, but it can still cause serious, even life-threatening infections.People who have eaten it rememberIf you have purchased the product and develop symptoms of listeria infection, you should seek medical treatment and tell your doctor about the possibility of listeria infection.

It can also take up to 70 days for symptoms of listeriosis to develop after exposure to Listeria monocytogenes, so people who have eaten the recalled products should be on the lookout for symptoms in the coming weeks.

Symptoms of Listeria infection include vomiting, nausea, persistent fever, muscle pain, severe headache, and neck stiffness. Special laboratory tests are required to diagnose listeria infections, which can mimic other illnesses.

Pregnant women, the elderly, young children, and immunocompromised cancer patients are especially at risk of serious illness, life-threatening infections, other complications, and death. Although infected pregnant women may experience only mild flu-like symptoms, the infection can lead to premature birth, infection of the newborn, and even stillbirth.

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