FDA announces recall of asparagus sold in Pennsylvania

Pictsweet Farms 8-ounce Steam’ables Asparagus Spears were recalled for possible listeria contamination. Ientified by UPC code 0 70560 97799 9 with production codes beginning with the following six digits: 2138XD and a “BEST BY AUG 1, 2020.” 

Asparagus spears distributed by the Pictsweet Company have been recalled due to  possible listeria contamination.

According to the FDA, 1,872 cases of Pictsweet Farms 8-ounce Steam’ables Asparagus Spears are being recalled.

The asparagus was distributed in nearly every state, including Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia and Maryland.

The recall affects only Pictsweet Farms 8-ounce Steam’ables Asparagus Spears identified by UPC code 0 70560 97799 9 with production codes beginning with the following six digits: 2138XD and a “BEST BY AUG 1, 2020.”