General Mills Recalls Another Batch of Green Beans Due to Listeria

General Mills Inc. is voluntarily recalling a small amount of frozen Cascadian Farm Cut Green Beans after a package tested positive for listeria, the second listeria-related recall for this brand of green bean this year.

The recall involves green beans produced on one day in June and is limited to 16-ounce bags with a "Better If Used By" date of 29JUNE2017.

General Mills said no related illnesses have been reported.

In another listeria-related recall of Cascadian Farm green beans in August, the company recalled 10-ounce packages produced over two days in March 2014. At the time of that announcement, the company hadn't fielded any reports of illness.

Food-safety experts say listeria is a particularly tricky and virulent pathogen that blossoms in refrigerated environments. Listeria typically doesn't cause significant illnesses in healthy people but poses a high risk for pregnant women, newborns, older adults and people with weakened immune systems.

Listeria concerns have hit Blue Bell Creameries LP, which pulled its ice cream from stores in April and resumed sales in August, and Sabra, which recalled 30,000 cases of hummus in April.

In September, the Food and Drug Administration finalized new rules that for the first time will require U.S. food manufacturers to develop and implement detailed plans to prevent foodborne illness. The two long-awaited regulations move the government closer to implementing the Food Safety Modernization Act, which Congress passed five years ago.

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October 02, 2015 16:05 ET (20:05 GMT)

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