Willard, OH – Buurma Farms, Inc. is voluntarily recalling 465 boxes of Cilantro Lot #02D312A4. Buurma Farms recalled this product due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.
Buurma Farms, Inc. has not received any case of reported illness related to this product to date.
The Cilantro was sold to distributors in Michigan on August 3, 2013. The product was also shipped to retail stores in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Ohio. The Cilantro, which was distributed through Meijer and Ben B Schwartz and Sons in Michigan the week of August 5-9, could be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The Cilantro has a Buurma Farms twist-tie on it.
Product affected by the recall is:
Cilantro, fresh, UPC #4889, Lot #02D312A4, GTIN: 0 33383 80104 9
Product is sold in ~4 oz. bunches with a Product of USA Buurma Farms #4889 labeled twist tie,
Consumers who may have purchased this product should return or dispose of the product.
Buurma Farms Inc. became aware of this issue after the Michigan Department of Agriculture conducted a routine test on a sample obtained at Ben B Schwartz and found that sample contained the bacteria. The recall does not affect any other Buurma Farms produce products.
Upon learning of the potential contamination, Buurma Farms quickly alerted the retailer and wholesaler and requested they remove the produce from their shelves. The source of the contamination is still under investigation. To date Buurma Farms has not been able to find any other evidence of contamination within their supply chain. Buurma Farms, Inc. is fully co-operating with the FDA in its investigation.
Buurma Farms Inc. is committed to consumer safety. We have product handling and food safety protocols in place to assure we provide our retailers, wholesalers, and their customers with fresh, safe, and healthy products. Our audits by an independent third party laboratory rated our procedures as superior in the industry.
Customers who have questions may contact Buurma Farms Inc. at 419-935-6411, Monday through Friday 8 am to 5 pm Eastern. A list of possible retailers who may have received this product is listed below.
Coastal Produce, 201 S. Green St, Detroit, MI, 48203
Johnny Pompdoro, 3206 Middlebelt Rd, Farmington Hills, MI, 48334
Preferred Brands, 1850 Southfield Rd, Lincoln Park, MI, 48146
Meijer, 700 W. Norton Avenue, Muskegon, MI, 49441
Meijer, 2425 Alpine Ave., N.W., Grand Rapids, MI, 49544
Meijer, 5800 Gull Road, Kalamazoo, MI, 49048
Meijer, 5121 S. Westnedge Avenue, Portage, MI, 49002
Meijer, 5125 W. Saginaw Hwy, Lansing, MI, 48917
Meijer, 6200 S. Pennsylvania Avenue, Lansing, MI, 48911
Meijer, 2055 W. Grand River Ave., Okemos, MI, 48864
Meijer, 0-550 Baldwin Street, Jenison, MI, 49428
Meijer, 3825 Carpenter Road, Ypsilanti, MI, 48197
Meijer, 4333 W. Pierson Road, Flint, MI, 48504
Meijer, 2333 S. Center Road, Burton, MI, 48519
Meijer, 2777 Airport Road, Jackson, MI, 49202
Meijer, 45001 Ford Road, Canton, MI, 48187
Meijer, 3955 US 31 South, Traverse City, MI, 49684
Meijer, 5150 Coolidge Hwy, Royal Oak, MI, 48073
Meijer, 14640 Pardee Road, Taylor, MI, 48180
Meijer, 5500 Clyde Park Avenue SW, Wyoming, MI, 49509
Meijer, 1920 Pipestone Road, Benton Harbor, MI, 49022
Meijer, 8400 Gratiot Road, Saginaw, MI, 48609
Meijer, 3360 Tittabawassee Road, Saginaw, MI, 48604
Meijer, 2474 W. Hill Road, Flint, MI, 48507
Meijer, 217 East US Highway 223, Adrian, MI, 49221
Meijer, 8650 W. Grand River Ave., Brighton, MI, 48116
Meijer, 746 E. 16th Street, Holland, MI, 49423
Meijer, 2980 Wilder Rd., Bay City, MI, 48706
Meijer, 5531 28th Street S.E., Grand Rapids, MI, 49512
Meijer, 2200 Tiffin Avenue, Findlay, OH, 45840
Meijer, 1350 W. Lake Lansing Road, East Lansing, MI, 48823
Meijer, 4200 Highland Road, Waterford, MI, 48328
Meijer, 20401 Haggerty Road, Northville, MI, 48167
Meijer, 36600 VanDyke Avenue, Sterling Heights, MI, 48312
Meijer, 3333 E. Michigan Avenue, Jackson, MI, 49202
Meijer, 3175 S. Rochester Road, Rochester Hills, MI, 48307
Meijer, 30800 Little Mack Road, Roseville, MI, 48066
Meijer, 3145 Ann Arbor-Saline Road, Ann Arbor, MI, 48103
Meijer, 15055 Hall Road, Shelby Twp., MI, 48315
Meijer, 1700 N. Telegraph Road, Monroe, MI, 48162
Meijer, 37201 Warren Road, Westland, MI, 48185
Meijer, 1015 Pickard Street, Mt. Pleasant, MI, 48858
Meijer, 22600 Allen Road, Woodhaven, MI, 48183
Meijer, 1800 Holton Road, Muskegon, MI, 49445
Meijer, 9701 Belleville Road, Belleville, MI, 48111
Meijer, 27255 23 Mile Road, Chesterfield , MI, 48051
Meijer, 7300 Eastman Avenue, Midland, MI, 48642
Meijer, 1703 Haggerty Hwy, Commerce, MI, 48390
Meijer, 2591 East M21, Corunna, MI, 48817
Meijer, 1391 Conant Street, Maumee, OH, 43537
Meijer, 1725 S. Wheeling Street, Oregon, OH, 43616
Meijer, 7240 W. Central Avenue, Toledo, OH, 43617
Meijer, 1500 E. Alexis Road, Toledo, OH, 43612
Meijer, 6660 W. Main Street, Kalamazoo, MI, 49009
Meijer, 49900 Grand River Avenue, Wixom, MI, 48393
Meijer, 16300 Fort Street, Southgate, MI, 48195
Meijer, 1555 DeMille Road, Lapeer, MI, 48446
Meijer, 4702 Milan Road, Sandusky, OH, 44870
Meijer, 34835 Utica Road, Fraser, MI, 48026
Meijer, 5150 Franklin St. , Michigan City, IN, 46360
Meijer, 2111 East Wooster Street, Bowling Green, OH, 43402
Meijer, 1997 E. Beltline Ave. N.E., Grand Rapids, MI, 49525
Meijer, 4775 24th Avenue, Fort Gratiot, MI, 48059
Meijer, 611 W. Lincoln Hwy, Ste. A, Merrillville, IN, 46410
Meijer, 225 N. Weber Road, Bolingbrook, IL, 60490
Meijer, 10138 Indianapolis Blvd., Highland, IN, 46322
Meijer, 8605 East 34 Road, Cadillac, MI, 49601
Meijer, 3883 E. Grand River Ave., Howell, MI, 48843
Meijer, 5645 Jackson Rd., Ann Arbor, MI, 48103
Meijer, 550 Hull Road, Mason, MI, 48854
Meijer, 800 S. US Highway 131, Ste. A, Three Rivers, MI, 49093
Meijer, 8401 26 Mile Road, Washington , MI, 48094
Meijer, 808 N. Route 59, Aurora, IL, 60504
Meijer, 620 East Chicago Rd., Coldwater, MI, 49036
Meijer, 15000 U.S. 31, Grand Haven, MI, 49417
Meijer, 855 S. Randall Rd., St. Charles, IL, 60174
Meijer, 815 S. Randall Rd., Elgin, IL, 60123
Meijer, 800 Brown Rd., Auburn Hills, MI, 48326
Meijer, 595 N. Pine Rd., Bay City, MI, 48708
Meijer, 13000 Middlebelt Rd., Livonia, MI, 48150
Meijer, 137 Elliott Rd., Defiance, OH, 43512
Meijer, 1195 M-89, Plainwell, MI, 49080
Meijer, 3900 W. US Hwy 10, Ludington, MI, 49431
Meijer, 1167 E. Clinton Trl, Charlotte, MI, 48813
Meijer, 6405 B Drive North, Battle Creek, MI, 49014
Meijer, 8850 Shaver Rd., Portage, MI, 49024
Meijer, 900 N. Lapeer Rd., Oxford, MI, 48371
Meijer, 130 S. Gary Ave., Bloomingdale, IL, 60108
Meijer, 1801 Marketplace Dr. S.E., Caledonia, MI, 49316
Meijer, 606 S. Greenville West Dr., Greenville, MI, 48838
Meijer, 15400 Waldron Way, Big Rapids, MI, 49307
Meijer, 11901 Fulton St. E., Lowell, MI, 49331
Meijer, 400 S. Randall Rd., Algonquin, IL, 60102
Meijer, 3710 Dix Highway, Lincoln Park, MI, 48146
Meijer, 12821 Cross Over Dr., DeWitt, MI, 48820
Meijer, 730 E. Saginaw Hwy, Grand Ledge, MI, 48837
Meijer, 10055 Olde US 20, Rossford, OH, 43460
Meijer, 9515 Birch Run Road, Birch Run, MI, 48415
Meijer, 13521 S. Route 59, Plainfield, IL, 60544
Meijer, 755 E. Boughton Rd., Bolingbrook, IL, 60440
Meijer, 315 Wilson Ave., N.W., Grand Rapids, MI, 49534
Meijer, 3320 W. Shore Drive, Holland, MI, 49424
Meijer, 2253 N. Richmond Rd., McHenry, IL, 60050
Meijer, 3434 Century Center St., S.W., Grandville, MI, 49418
Meijer, 1005 E. 13 Mile Rd., Madison Heights, MI, 48071
Meijer, 2799 10 Mile Rd., N.E., Rockford, MI, 49341
Meijer, 6001 Highland Rd., White Lake, MI, 48383
Meijer, 1301 Meijer Drive, Rolling Meadows, IL, 60008
Meijer, 205 S. Range Rd., Marysville, MI, 48040
Meijer, 28800 Telegraph Rd., Southfield, MI, 48034
Meijer, 5300 Harvey St., Muskegon, MI, 49444
Meijer, 3565 Fairlane Drive, Allen Park, MI, 48101
Meijer, 29505 Mound Rd., Warren, MI, 48092
Meijer, 2700 Route 34, Oswego, IL, 60543
Meijer, 36865 26 Mile Rd., Lenox, MI, 48048
Meijer, 40445 S. Groesbeck Hwy., Clinton Twp., MI, 48036
Meijer, 8089 Lapeer Road, Davison, MI, 48423
Meijer, 2160 Hartland Rd., Hartland, MI, 48353
Meijer, 3700 17 Mile Rd., N.E., Cedar Springs, MI, 49319
Meijer, 250 Meijer Drive, Gaylord, MI, 49735
Meijer, 5019 Red Arrow Hwy, Stevensville, MI, 49127
Meijer, 7157 E. Saginaw St., East Lansing, MI, 48823
Meijer, 1201 Lears Road, Petoskey, MI, 49770
Meijer, 4141 Morrish Rd., Swartz Creek, MI, 48473
Meijer, 3610 Marketplace Circle, Rochester Hills, MI, 48309
Meijer, 9000 W. Golf Rd., Niles, IL, 60714
Meijer, 15701 S. 71st Ct., Orland Park, IL, 60462
Meijer, 950 Winston Plaza, Melrose Park, IL, 60160
Meijer, 7111 W. Cermak Rd., Berwyn, IL, 60402
Meijer, 9200 S. Western Ave., Evergreen Park, IL, 60805
Meijer, 6050 US Highway 6, Portage, IN, 46368
Meijer, 2770 S. State Rd., Ionia, MI, 48846
Meijer, 1540 28th Street S.E., Grand Rapids, MI, 49508
Meijer, 3757 Plainfield Avenue N.E., Grand Rapids, MI, 49525
Meijer, 2191 Columbia Avenue West, Battle Creek, MI, 49015
Meijer, 1301 W. Eight Mile Rd., Detroit, MI, 48203
Source: FDA