Two Planters products that were manufactured at one of Hormel Foods Sales LLC’s factories and shipped to five states in the southeast of the United States have been recalled due to the possibility of deadly diseases. Hormel Foods Sales LLC is situated in Minnesota.
The tainted Honey Roasted Peanuts and Deluxe Lightly Salted Mixed Nuts for Planters were manufactured by Hormel at one of its plants, and then they were distributed to Dollar Tree warehouses in South Carolina and Georgia, as well as Publix warehouses in Florida, Georgia, Alabama, and North Carolina.
Hormel found the items may have been tainted with listeria monocytogenes after manufacturing and shipping them in April.
Infections with listeria monocytogenes can be dangerous and occasionally lethal for small children, the elderly, and those with compromised immune systems.
The voluntarily issued recall states that ingestion of the organism by healthy individuals may result in transient symptoms such as high temperature, intense headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal discomfort, and diarrhea.
Furthermore, miscarriages or stillbirths in pregnant women can result from listeria infections.
Only the 4-ounce packages of Planters Honey Roasted Peanuts and the 8.75-ounce cans of Planters Deluxe Lightly Salted Mixed Nuts are part of the recalled product line.
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The Deluxe Lightly Salted Mixed Nuts cans have a UPC code on the side and a “Best if Used By Date” on the bottom.
The Honey Roasted Peanuts in question have a best-by date of April 11, 2025 and a UPC code of 2900002097. The UPC number for the Deluxe Lightly Salted Mixed Nuts is 2900001621, and the best-by date is April 5, 2026.
According to Hormel, only these goods are covered by the recall.
The business added that all impacted shops have been informed and that there have been no complaints of anyone becoming ill as a result of the recalled products.
It is advised that anyone in possession of the impacted products either throw away the nuts or return them to the retailer for a replacement or complete refund, rather than eating the nuts.
“Our commitment to food safety remains our utmost priority,” Hormel stated. “A full investigation is currently underway to determine the potential source of the contamination.”
