Buurma Farms Recalls Fresh Cilantro

Buurma Farms, Inc. is voluntarily recalling 465 boxes of Cilantro Lot #02D312A4.

Buurma Farms recalled this product due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.

Although healthy individuals may 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.

Buurma Farms, Inc. has not received any case of reported illness related to this product to date.

The Cilantro was sold to distributors in Michigan on Aug. 3. The product was also shipped to retail stores in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Ohio. The Cilantro, which was distributed through Meijer and Ben B Schwartz and Sons in Michigan the week of Aug. 5 to 9, could be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The Cilantro has a Buurma Farms twist-tie on it.

Product affected by the recall is: Cilantro, fresh, UPC #4889, Lot #02D312A4, GTIN: 0 33383 80104 9 Product is sold in ~4 oz. bunches with a Product of USA Buurma Farms #4889 labeled twist tie,

Consumers who may have purchased this product should return or dispose of the product.