Sabra recalls hummus amid listeria contamination fears

The products were distributed to retail outlets in the United States and Canada. According to the FDA, Listeria monocytogenes was identified at the manufacturing facility, but not identified in the tested product.

A year and a half ago, Strauss recalled 30,000 cases of Sabra hummus in its North American operation over listeria poisoning concerns. According to the CDC, listeriosis – the disease caused by contaminated food, poses a greater risk for elderly people, pregnant women, and babies.

This isn’t Sabra’s first brush with a Listeria-related recall. However, the contagious bacteria weren’t found in the products.

Public health officials are concerned about a possible listeria contamination of Sabra hummus products. Sabra announced a recall of products with a “Best Before” date through January 2017. Concerns over Listeria monocytogenes, a bacteria which causes unsafe infections, motivated Sabra’s recall. Although no finished products tested positive for the listeria test, the facility in which they were produced revealed the presence of the bacteria.

The Sabra company has set up a separate website for consumers seeking a refund on the recalled product.

“The standard for recalls has been confirmation of a contaminant on actual finished product”, she said.

A full list of the Sabra products being recalled can be found here.

Consumers are urged by the FDA to discard the product.

The FDA says listeria monocytogenes are an organism that can make people sick with a gastrointestinal infection that can cause nausea, abdominal pain, diarrhea, high fever, severe headaches and stiffness.

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