Check your freezer! Batches of Kroger brand frozen vegetables have been recalled due to potentially deadly listeria contamination.
Twin City Food Inc. is voluntarily recalling bags of frozen sweet corn and mixed vegetables sold at Kroger and Food Lion. According to a notice posted on the United States Federal Drug Administration website Monday, the Stanwood, Washington company said its "Not-Ready-To Eat" Individually Quick Frozen (IQF) Super Sweet Cut Corn and Mixed Vegetables in retail bags may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. Normandy Blend Vegetables
Listeria is an organism that can cause serious or fatal infections in children, the elderly, and others with weakened immune systems, the FDA reported.
Healthy people can also suffer symptoms including fever, headaches, nausea, stiffness, abdominal pain and diarrhea, and the infection can also cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women, USA Today reports.
So far, no illnesses have been reported in connection to the recall.
Here are the specific lot numbers and expiration dates of the affected products listed by the FDA. People who bought the frozen vegetables are urged not to consume them and to throw them in the trash or return them to the store where they bought them for a refund.
Here are the universal product codes (UPC) and lot numbers for the Kroger, Food Lion and Signature Collect items under recall:
IQF Frozen French Fries For more information, visit fda.gov.