Minnesota’s Parkers Farm Recalls All Products With Code Date

A Minnesota company that makes peanut butter, cheese spreads and dips, bagel spreads and salsas has recalled all its products for possible Listeria contamination. Parker Farms is asking consumers not to consume any of its products with a code date.

The Coon Rapids, MN-based company said problem with its products was discovered through testing by the State of Minnesota. The Parkers Farm products can either be returned for credit at retailers or discarded.

Listeria monocytogenes can cause serious and sometimes fatal infection in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy individualls suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.

No illnesses have yet been associated with the recall.

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