Recalled Foods by Parker Farm Incorporated

If you are a news watcher like me, you may have seen a recall spotlight on Parker Farm Inc. As soon as I hear recall, especially when it comes to food,I jump on the searching bandwagon to find out what is going on. As a concerning mother with two mouths to feed I do not want to have any bad food on the dinner plate that could potentially be a threat to their little bodies. As I searched more on this news topic I came across some interesting information.

Parker Farm Inc. has been threatened with a possible health risk due to Listeria contamination. If you are like me, you asked "what in the world is Listeria" and for all your questioning people I have your answer. Listeria is a bacterial organism that can cause serious and possibly fatal infections. The groups of people who are mainly affected by Listeria are young children, elderly people, and people who have weakened immune systems.

Even though there has been no reported cases of Listeria infection in people, Parker Farm Inc. played it better safe then sorry and recalled their food products due to some of their final food products tested positive for bacteria. The list below is the updated recall food list and all were sold under the Parker Farm or Parker label.

1.16 ounce peanut butter in square plastic containers (tub with snap on lid), varieties are creamy, crunchy, honey creamy and honey crunchy with sell by dates between 11/14/2010 and 12/31/2010.

2. 34 ounce peanut butter in round plastic containers (tub with snap on lid), varieties are creamy and crunchy with sell by dates between 8/11/2010 and 9/30/2010.

3. 7 ounce bagel spreads in white plastic containers (tub with snap on lid), varieties are garden veggie, wild berry, strawberry, apple cinnamon and honey walnut) with sell by dates between 5/13/2010 and 6/30/2010.

4. 14 ounce dips & spreads in square plastic containers (tub with snap on lid), varieties are jalapeno nacho, pimento and salsa con queso with sell by dates between 8/11/2010 and 9/30/2010.

5. 8 ounce, 12 ounce and 16 ounce cold pack cheese in round or square plastic containers (tub with snap on lid), varieties are sharp cheddar, bacon, onion, smoked cheddar, Swiss almond, horseradish, garlic, port wine, and Swiss & cheddar with sell by dates between 11/14/2010 and 12/31/2010.

6. 16 ounce salsa in square plastic containers (tub with snap on lid), varieties are hot, mild, garlic, black bean and fire roasted with sell by dates between 3/14/2010 and 4/30/2010.

Other products due have a recall as well, even though they do not contain the Parker Farm or Parker label and those are listed below for you too.

1. 16 ounce happy farms cold pack cheese in round plastic containers (tub with snap on lid), varieties are sharp cheddar, port wine and Swiss almond with sell by dates between 11/24/2010 and 12/10/2010.

2. 8 ounce Kroger cold pack cheese in round plastic containers (tub with snap on lid), varieties are sharp cheddar, port wine and Swiss almond with sell by dates between 11/18/2010 thru 12/15/2010.

3. 8 ounce central markets cold pack cheese in round plastic containers (tub with snap on lid), varieties are sharp cheddar, port wine, swiss almond, horseradish with sell by dates of 12/9/2010.

4. 14 oz. Central markets salsa con queso in round plastic containers (tub with snap on lid) with sell by dates of 8/16/2010.

5. 16 oz. Central markets salsa in round plastic containers (tub with snap on lid), varieties are sharp cheddar, port wine, Swiss almond, horseradish with sell by dated of 3/17/2010 thru 3/24/2010.

6. 8 oz. Dutch farms cold pack cheese in round plastic containers (tub with snap on lid), varieties are sharp cheddar, port wine, Swiss almond, horseradish, and Swiss & cheddar with sell by dates of 11/16/2010 thru 11/18/2010.

The products stated above were sold in Hy-Vee, Cub, Rainbow, Byerlys, Lunds, Target, Whole Foods, Jewel, Dominicks, Marsh, Price Chopper, Shop Rite, Nash Finch, Sams Club, Costco, Safeway stores.

As stated before, there has not yet been any reported cases due to the Listeria finding however symptoms may occur and you need to watch out for those. If you experience anything in the list below and have ingested any of the products above please contact your doctor immediately.

Symptom List
1. high fever
2. severe headaches
3. stiffness
4. nausea
5. abdominal pain
6. diarrhea

If you are pregnant please be extremely careful because Listeria can possibly cause a still born birth or miscarriages.

If you need any further information contact your local health department and check out your local news reports for any further information!