Farming Fish Organic Basil Pesto with Watercress Recall: Listeria Contamination Risk
Farming Fish recalls organic basil pesto with watercress due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Consumers should check UPC 7 23175 and discard if purchased between 4/30/2017 and 5/20/2017.
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The Organic Basil Pesto with Watercress is recalled because it has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
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What happened, in plain English
Farming Fish is recalling organic basil pesto with watercress that may contain Listeria monocytogenes. This bacteria can cause serious illness, so affected products should be discarded immediately. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/21816-farming-fish-organic-basil-pesto-with-watercress-recall-listeria-contamination.
Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/21816-farming-fish-organic-basil-pesto-with-watercress-recall-listeria-contamination · Updated October 8, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-2206-2017
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“Farming Fish Organic Basil Pesto with Watercress Recall: Listeria Contamination Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated October 8, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/21816-farming-fish-organic-basil-pesto-with-watercress-recall-listeria-contamination. Based on FDA recall #F-2206-2017 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-2206-2017%22&limit=1).
Why it’s dangerous
Listeria monocytogenes is a bacteria that can cause severe infections, especially in pregnant women, newborns, and people with weakened immune systems. Contaminated food can lead to serious illness if eaten.
Who’s affected
Anyone who purchased Farming Fish Organic Basil Pesto with Watercress between April 30, 2017 and May 20, 2017. People with weakened immune systems are at higher risk of serious illness.
How to tell if you have this one
Check for the UPC 7 23175 on the product label. The pesto was packaged in 8.5 oz plastic deli containers and sold between April 30, 2017 and May 20, 2017.
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Farming Fish- Product
Farming Fish brand Organic Basil Pesto with Watercress, was packaged in 8.5 oz. plastic deli containers. UPC 7 23175- Category
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What to do — step by step
Discard Product
Immediately throw away any Farming Fish Organic Basil Pesto with Watercress purchased between April 30, 2017 and May 20, 2017.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed in Colorado and Oregon.
FDA distribution: “distributed in Colorado and Oregon” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
States: Colorado, Oregon.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 2 months after the firm started it.
- Firm started the recall
- FDA classified it Class I
- Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
- FDA terminated the recall
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
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The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official FDA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.
- Official source: FDA Recall #F-2206-2017 (April 24, 2017) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-2206-2017 to see it in context.
- Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on October 8, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the FDA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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