Fresh-cut vegetables recalled from Wal-Mart, Publix due to possible listeria contamination

Country Fresh, Conroe, Texas, has recalled 30,000 cases of fresh-cut vegetables due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The products were shipped to retailers including BI-LO, Fresh Point, Harris Teeter Supermarkets, Publix, QuikTrip, Wal-Mart and Winn Dixie, according to a recall notice on the Food and Drug Administration website.

Stores in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia received the products, which are sold under the Country Fresh label and store brand labels including Farmers Market at Harris Teeter and Marketside at Wal-Mart.

No illnesses have been linked to the recall.

The company has stopped distributing the affected products, which include Marketside fajita mix, Marketside veggie kabobs, Farmers Market diced green peppers, stuffed mushrooms, pico de gallo and other items. The products are either in clear plastic containers or in Styrofoam trays overwrapped with clear plastic film, according to the recall notice, and are marked with "best if used by" dates between Aug. 7 and Aug. 19.

"We are treating this incident very seriously because we want to ensure that our customers are provided with only the safest, most wholesome, and high-quality products available," Max Payen, director of food safety at Country Fresh, said in the recall notice.

A routine sample taken by the Georgia Department of Agriculture at a retail store tested positive for the bacteria, leading to the recall. The full list of recalled products can be found at the FDA website.