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Taylor Farms Veggie & Hummus Box Recalled for Listeria Contamination

Taylor Farms recalls veggie and hummus snack boxes due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Products sold between November 2016 and December 2016 may be affected. Consumers should discard or return items immediately.

🇺🇸 FDA recall #F-0612-2017FoodTaylor Farms ›
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Recalling firmTaylor Farms Pacific Inc. (MacArthur Facility)1820 N Macarthur Dr Ste 500 · Tracy, CA 95376-2831
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What happened, in plain English

Taylor Farms is recalling several veggie and hummus snack boxes because they may contain Listeria monocytogenes, a bacteria that can cause serious illness. This recall affects products sold between November and December 2016, and consumers should stop using these items immediately. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/22833-taylor-farms-veggie-hummus-box-recalled-for-listeria-contamination.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/22833-taylor-farms-veggie-hummus-box-recalled-for-listeria-contamination · Updated October 8, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-0612-2017

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“Taylor Farms Veggie & Hummus Box Recalled for Listeria Contamination.” GovInfoNow, updated October 8, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/22833-taylor-farms-veggie-hummus-box-recalled-for-listeria-contamination. Based on FDA recall #F-0612-2017 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-0612-2017%22&limit=1).

Why it’s dangerous

Listeria monocytogenes is a bacteria that can cause severe infections, especially in vulnerable populations like pregnant women, newborns, the elderly, and those with weakened immune systems. Contaminated food can lead to serious illness or even death if not properly handled.

Who’s affected

Anyone who purchased Taylor Farms Veggie & Hummus Bistro Boxes or Schnucks Vegetable & Hummus Snack Trays with the specified UPC codes and use-by dates between November 2016 and December 2016 is affected. Young children, pregnant women, and elderly individuals are at higher risk for serious illness from Listeria.

How to tell if you have this one

Check for the product name 'Taylor Farms Veggie & Hummus Bistro Box' or 'Schnucks Vegetable & Hummus Snack Tray' with the UPC codes listed: 0 30223 01037 1 or 0 41318 09193 9. Products with use-by dates from November 11, 2016 to December 1, 2016 are affected.

  • Brand
    Taylor Farms
  • Product
    Taylor Farms Veggie & Hummus Bistro Box: Baby Carrots, Hummus Dip, Grape Tomatoes, Flatbread squares, Celery Sticks
  • Category
    Food
Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Discard Products Immediately

    Remove all recalled veggie and hummus snack boxes from refrigerators and discard them safely.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed in 11 states.

Alaska: not listedAKMaine: not listedMEVermont: not listedVTNew Hampshire: not listedNHWashington: not listedWAIdaho: not listedIDMontana: not listedMTNorth Dakota: not listedNDMinnesota: not listedMNIllinois: yesILWisconsin: not listedWIMichigan: not listedMINew York: not listedNYRhode Island: not listedRIMassachusetts: not listedMAOregon: not listedORNevada: yesNVWyoming: not listedWYSouth Dakota: not listedSDIowa: not listedIAIndiana: yesINOhio: yesOHPennsylvania: not listedPANew Jersey: not listedNJConnecticut: not listedCTCalifornia: not listedCAUtah: not listedUTColorado: not listedCONebraska: not listedNEMissouri: yesMOKentucky: not listedKYWest Virginia: not listedWVVirginia: not listedVAMaryland: not listedMDDelaware: not listedDEArizona: not listedAZNew Mexico: not listedNMKansas: not listedKSArkansas: not listedARTennessee: yesTNNorth Carolina: yesNCSouth Carolina: not listedSCDistrict of Columbia: not listedDCOklahoma: not listedOKLouisiana: yesLAMississippi: not listedMSAlabama: yesALGeorgia: yesGAHawaii: not listedHITexas: yesTXFlorida: not listedFL

FDA distribution: “US only - MO, TX, LA, NV, TN, NC, GA, AL, IN, MO, IL, OH. MS” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

States: Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Missouri, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas.

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 2 months after the firm started it.

1. Firm started the recall: Nov 19, 201612. FDA classified it Class I: Dec 7, 201623. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report: Dec 14, 201634. FDA terminated the recall: Jan 27, 2017420162017
  1. Firm started the recall
  2. FDA classified it Class I
  3. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
  4. FDA terminated the recall

Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.

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Where this comes from

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-0612-2017 (November 19, 2016) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-0612-2017 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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