Listeria fears in hummus prompts recall
16 July - USA: Penny's Salsa Inc., is recalling certain hummus products because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
Hagee Foods Inc. doing business as Penny's Salsa said the retail hummus products come in 8oz. and 12oz. clear plastic packages and were distributed to retail stores and food service accounts in Oregon and Washington with the Penny's Salsa, Tacoma Boys and Harbor Greens labels.
The Use By dates 7/13/2013-8/25/2013 are printed on the side of the top lid.
Vegetable trays 8oz and Snack packs 8oz, which include 1.5oz plastic containers of creamy hummus labeled made in the Pacific North West, are packaged in black plastic trays with clear plastic lids and distributed in Oregon and Washington. The Use By dates 7/13/2013-7/24/2013 are on the underside of these trays.
The potential for contamination was noted after routine testing by the Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) revealed the presence of Listeria monocytogenes in 12 ounce containers of Hummus.