Planters Nuts Recalled Due to Potentially Fatal Listeria Infection Concerns

Planters branded nut products have been recalled amid concerns about microbial infection that can be fatal for children and cause miscarriages among pregnant women, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). On May 3, Hormel Foods Sales LLC initiated a voluntary recall of two Planters products manufactured at one of its facilities last month: 4 oz. packages of Planters Honey Roasted Peanuts and 8.75 oz. cans of Planters Deluxe Lightly Salted Mixed Nuts, according to a recall notice from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The products are being pulled from the market as they have the potential to be contaminated by Listeria monocytogenes, “an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.”...