Walmart stores in 29 states have recalled certain Marketside® Celery Sticks due to a risk of Listeria contamination.
No illnesses were reported, but the potential for Listeria contamination was discovered during a random test by the Georgia Department of Agriculture from a store location in Georgia.
The recall was announced by Duda Farm Fresh Foods, Inc., for pre-washed and ready-to-eat celery sticks with the following information:
- Marketside Celery Sticks (4-count celery sticks, 1.6-oz. bags)
- UPC Code: 6 81131 16151 0
- Lot Code: P047650
- Best-If Used By Date: 03/23/2025
The celery sticks were distributed to select Walmart stores in the following states: AL, CA, CO, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MD, MI, MO, MT, NC, NJ, NY, OH, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WI, WV, WY.
This product is no longer in stores because it is past its use-by date, but consumers may have frozen the item for later use.
People who eat this product could be at risk of infection with Listeria monocytogenes, a bacteria that can cause serious and sometimes fatal food poisoning.
According to the FDA, “Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, Listeria monocytogenes infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.”
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