Planters nuts recalled due to potential for listeria contamination

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Hormel Foods is recalling two types of Planters nuts due to the potential for contamination with the germ listeria, the manufacturer announced. The recall affects certain Planters honey roasted peanuts and Planters mixed nuts shipped to Publix supermarket warehouses in Florida, Georgia, Alabama and North Carolina, and to Dollar Tree warehouses in South Carolina and Georgia.

Others can be infected with listeria, but it’s rare for them to become very ill: In healthy people, symptoms include fever, stiff neck, headache and flu-like symptoms, according to the CDC. The recall affects 4-ounce packages of Planters Honey Roasted Peanuts with a “best if used by” date of April 11, 2025, and a package UPC code of 2900002097. It also affects 8.

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