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Listeria Concerns Prompt Frozen Vegetable Recall

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Several brands of frozen vegetables have been recalled from stores in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware, as well as states across the country, because of a potential Listeria contamination.

CRF Frozen Foods of Pasco, WA, posted the voluntary recall Friday because random samples of frozen organic peas and corn tested by Ohio health officials returned positive results for the foodborne pathogen.

Listeria is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems, according to the U. S Food and Drug Administration.

No illnesses have been reported to date, but the company is recalling the products as a precaution.

Recalled items were sold in plastic bags and are marked with "Use By Dates" located on the back of the package. Listed below are details regarding the recalled items, including their UPC codes and "use-by" dates:

• True Goodness By Meijer, 10 oz., Organic Petite Green Peas, 713733430999, 11/26/2017
• True Goodness By Meijer, 10 oz., Organic White Sweet Corn, 713733430982, 11/21/2017
• Wellsley Farms Organic 4 lb., Organic Mixed Vegetables, 888670010136, 10/25/2017
• Wellsley Farms Organic, 4 lb., Organic Green Peas, 88867000997, 02/10/2017
• Wellsley Farms Organic, 4 lb., Organic Green Peas, 88867000997, 02/15/2018
• Organic By Nature - Canada, 2.5 kg., Organic Green Peas, 846358000619, 10/22/2017
• Organic By Nature - Canada, 42.5 kg., Organic Green Peas, 846358000619, 12/3/2017
• Organic By Nature - Canada, 2.5 kg., Organic Green Peas, 846358000619, 3/16/2018
• Organic By Nature, 4 lb., Organic Green Peas, 846358000695, 10/25/2017
• Organic By Nature, 5 lb., Organic Green Peas, 846358000633, 2/15/2018
• Organic By Nature - Canada, 2.5 kg., Organic Green Peas, 846358000619, 3/16/2018
• Organic By Nature, 5 lb., Organic Veg Medley w/ Shelled Edamame, 846358000657, 2/11/2018
• Organic By Nature, 4 lb., Organic White Supersweet Corn, 846358000701, 11/19/2017
• Organic By Nature, 5 lb., Organic White Supersweet Corn, 846358000640, 9/13/2017
• Schwan's, 16 oz., Organic SS Yellow & White Cut Corn, 0072180604332B5320

The company released a recall notice saying in part,

"We know the recalled frozen vegetables were distributed to retailers and distribution centers between Sept. 13, 2015, and March 16."

The release urged consumers not to consume these products. Anyone who purchased these products may take them back to the store where they purchased them for a refund or simply discard them.

Anyone seeking information may call 844-551-5595 Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pacific Standard Time, the FDA says.

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