Yorgo's Foods issue recall due to potential Listeria contamination

Courtesy: U.S. Food & Drug Administration

Potential listeria contamination has prompted an immediate recall.

Yorgo’s Foods Inc. is recalling all Greek-style food the company produces as a precaution. The products were distributed to retail stores across the country. If the product is in your home, the company advises you to discard or return it to the grocery store where you purchased. No illnesses have been reported.

The potential health risk was discovered after routine FDA environmental sampling found the listeria organism in the processing environment, and in one sample of “Original Tahini Sauce.”

Manufacturing of all the products have been suspended during the investigating and as the FDA and company attempt to eliminate it. 

Listeriosis is a serious infection caused by the germ Listeria monocytogenes, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. People can become ill after eating contaminated food. It primarily affects pregnant women, newborns, older adults and people with weak immune systems.

Listeriosis is usually a mild illness for pregnant women, but can cause severe disease in the fetus or newborn baby.

The following Yorgo’s Foods products were recalled:

Original Hommus with UPC #: 7 56248 10002 5; 7 56248 10005 6; 7 56248 10010 0; 7 56248 10100 8
Vegetable Hommus with UPC #: 7 56248 10008 7; 7 56248 10057 5
Garlic Hommus with UPC #: 7 56248 10015 5; 7 56248 10014 8; 7 56248 10057 5
Roasted Red Pepper Hommus with UPC #: 7 56248 10016 2; 7 56248 10017 9; 7 56248 10057 5
Lemon Pepper Hommus with UPC #: 7 56248 10018 6
Chipotle Pepper Hommus with UPC #: 7 56248 10019 3
Baba Ghannouj with UPC #: 7 56248 10003 2; 7 56248 10006 3; 7 56248 10057 5
Sundried Tomato Hommus with UPC #: 7 56248 10031 5
Green Olive Hommus with UPC #: 7 56248 10032 2
Spinach Hommus and Artichoke with UPC #: 7 56248 10067 4
Garlic and Chive Hommus with UPC #: 7 56248 10034 6
Grape Leaves with UPC #: 7 56248 10004 9
Trader Joe’s Cilantro & Chive Yogurt Dip with UPC #: 0078 7208
Trader Joe’s Tahini Sauce with UPC #: 0078 7239
Party Tray Red Pepper Hommus with UPC #: 7 56248 10016 2
Yogurt dip Cilantro & Chive with UPC #: 7 56248 10049 0
Tzatziki with UPC #: 7 56248 10053 7
Taboule Salad with UPC #: 7 56248 10057 5; 7 56248 10001 8; 7 56248 10007 0
Chickpea Salad with UPC #: 7 56248 10068 1; 7 56248 10061 2
Black Bean Salad with UPC #: 7 56248 10069 8; 7 56248 10062 9
Three Bean Salad with UPC #: 7 56248 10071 1; 7 56248 10063 6
Vegan Hoppin Salad with UPC #: 7 56248 10064 3
Party Tray Original Hommus with UPC #: 7 56248 10097 1