Metro Produce Distributors Inc. of Minneapolis, MN, is voluntarily recalling all Lunds & Byerlys fresh guacamole products with a use-by date of Aug. 2, 2024, because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The fresh guacamole was sold at Lunds & Byerlys grocery stores located throughout the

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The Food and Drug Administration is continuing its use of import alerts to enforce U.S. food safety regulations for food from foreign countries. The agency updates and modifies the alerts as needed.

Recent modifications to FDA’s import alerts, as posted by the agency, are listed below. 

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Researchers from the FDA have found that processed avocados and finished guacamole can be contaminated with Salmonella spp. and Listeria monocytogenes, according to a recent report.

“The findings also underscore the need for processors and others in the processed avocado and guacamole supply chain to comply with the FDA’s Preventive
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Casa Sanchez of Hayward, CA, has expanded its recent recall of a limited amount of guacamole to include all of its “Real Guacamole” and “Spicy Guacamole” products  because of possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.

The initial Nov. 16 recall involved only select lot numbers of the “Real Guacamole” distributed in
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Casa Sanchez Foods of Hayward, CA, is recalling its 9-ounce containers of “Real Guacamole” because testing by the Food and Drug Administration confirmed Listeria monocytogenes in a sample of the product.

“The current manufacturing process of this product has been suspended while the FDA and the company continue to investigate
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