THORNTON, Colo. — Epicurean Butter LLC is recalling its 3.5-ounce tubs of “Wegmans Lemon Dill Finishing Butter” amid listeria concerns reported by frozen dill supplier SupHerb Farms.
According to the recall notice, Listeria monocytogenes is an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people and others with weakened immune systems.
The recalled “Wegmans Lemon Dill Finishing Butter” products were distributed at Wegmans Food Markets in New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, Massachusetts, Virginia, North Carolina and Washington D.C.
The following table includes the only lots affected by the recall:
| Product name | Item # | UPC | Lot # | Expiration Date | Quantity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WegmansLemon Dill Finishing Butter 3.5-ounce, 8-count | 4324 | 0 77890 44324 8 | 16314 | 07/05/22 | 43 |
| WegmansLemon Dill Finishing Butter 3.5-ounce, 8-count | 4324 | 0 77890 44324 8 | 16357 | 07/16/22 | 121 |
| WegmansLemon Dill Finishing Butter 3.5-ounce, 8-count | 4324 | 0 77890 44324 8 | 16438 | 07/21/22 | 84 |
| WegmansLemon Dill Finishing Butter 3.5-ounce, 8-count | 4324 | 0 77890 44324 8 | 16536 | 08/09/22 | 92 |
| WegmansLemon Dill Finishing Butter 3.5-ounce, 8-count | 4324 | 0 77890 44324 8 | 16619 | 08/24/22 | 252 |
| WegmansLemon Dill Finishing Butter 3.5-ounce, 8-count | 4324 | 0 77890 44324 8 | 16702 | 09/14/22 | 84 |
| WegmansLemon Dill Finishing Butter 3.5-ounce, 8-count | 4324 | 0 77890 44324 8 | 16722 | 09./15/22 | 42 |
| WegmansLemon Dill Finishing Butter 3.5-ounce, 8-count | 4324 | 0 77890 44324 8 | 16761 | 09/22/22 | 30 |
| WegmansLemon Dill Finishing Butter 3.5-ounce, 8-count | 4324 | 0 77890 44324 8 | 16797 | 09.30/22 | 95 |
| WegmansLemon Dill Finishing Butter 3.5-ounce, 8-count | 4324 | 0 77890 44324 8 | 16829 | 10/6/22 | 126 |
| WegmansLemon Dill Finishing Butter 3.5-ounce, 8-count | 4324 | 0 77890 44324 8 | 16902 | 10/18/22 | 135 |
| WegmansLemon Dill Finishing Butter 3.5-ounce, 8-count | 4324 | 0 77890 44324 8 | 17037 | 11/17/22 | 33 |
Thornton, Colorado-based Epicurean Butter received notice from its herb supplier that certain lots of frozen dill could potentially be contaminated with listeria based upon a test from one of the supplier’s food manufacturing customers in Canada that used the ingredient in one of their finished products.
No illnesses linked to the affected products have been re[prted to date.
Consumers are advised to return the affected products to the place of purchase for a full refund. Consumers may also contact Epicurean Butter LLC by calling 303-427-5527, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. MST.
Listeria monocytogenes can cause listeriosis, which can result in serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, the elderly and others with weakened immune systems. It can cause fever, muscle aches, headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance and convulsions, sometimes preceded by diarrhea or other gastrointestinal symptoms, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, listeriosis can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women, the agency stated.
Symptoms typically begin within two weeks of eating contaminated food, but they may start as early as the same day or as late as 70 days, WPLG reported.
According to the CDC, an estimated 1,600 people contract listeriosis each year, resulting in about 260 deaths.
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