On January 8, 2010, Parkers Farm, Inc., a Coon Rapids, Minnesota firm, recalled peanut butter, bagel spreads, dips, cheese and salsa due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes, a life-threatening foodborne pathogen that causes listeriosis, which can lead to brain damage, sespticemia, pneumonia, hydrocephalus, meningitis and death. Pregnant women are at risk of having a miscarriage, stillbirth or premature birth. Babies who survive may be born with listeriosis and die within a few days.

Although no illnesses have been reported to either Parkers Farms or the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Listeria has an extremely long incubation period, up to 70 days, which means someone who consumes a product contaminated with Listeria may not show any signs of illness until 3 months after consumption. This can make proving a Listeria case difficult, but our Listeria attorneys have experience using both microbiological and epidemiological evidence to recover money for Listeria victims.

The recalled Parkers Farm products were distributed nationwide in the following retail stores: Hy-Vee, Cub, Rainbow, Byerlys Lunds, Target, Whole Foods, Jewel, Dominicks, Marsh, Price Chopper, Shop Rite, Nash Finch, Sams Club, Costco, Safeway, Kroger, Central Markets, Happy Farms and Dutch Farms.

THE FOLLOWING RECALLED PRODUCTS WERE SOLD UNDER THE PARKERS FARM OR PARKERS LABEL:

~~~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**.

~~~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**.

~~~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**.

~~~14 OUNCE DIPS & SPREADS IN SQUARE PLASTIC CONTAINERS (TUB WITH SNAP ON LID), VARITIES ARE JALAPENO NACHO, PIMENTO AND SALSA CON QUESO WITH SELL BY DATES BETWEEN 8/11/2010 AND 9/30/2010**.

~~~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**.

~~~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**.

THE FOLLOWING RECALLED PRODUCTS WERE SOLD UNDER A VARIETY OF BRAND NAMES, INCLUDING HAPPY FARMS, DUTCH FARMS, CENTRAL MARKETS AND KROGER:

~~~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**.

~~~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**

~~~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**

~~~14 OZ. CENTRAL MARKETS SALSA CON QUESO IN ROUND PLASTIC CONTAINERS (TUB WITH SNAP ON LID) WITH SELL BY DATES OF 8/16/2010**.

~~~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**.

~~~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**.

Both the State of Wisconsin and the State of Minnesota tested samples of the recalled products and found that some finished product contained Listeria monocytogenes.

Pritzker Olsen law firm represents Listeria victims nationwide. We have recovered millions for our listeriosis clients and the families of people killed by Listeria poisoning. To contact a Listeria lawyer, please call 1-888-377-8900 (toll free), email Attorney Fred Pritzker or submit our online form for a free consultation.

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