s, Inc. is voluntarily recalling 465 boxes of Cilantro Lot #02D312A4. Buurma Farms recalled this product due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.Buurma Farms, Inc. has not received any case of reported illness related to this product to date.
The Cilantro was sold to distributors in Michigan on August 3, 2013. The product was also shipped to retail stores in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Ohio. The Cilantro, which was distributed through Meijer and Ben B Schwartz and Sons in Michigan the week of August 5-9, could be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The Cilantro has a Buurma Farms twist-tie on it.
Product affected by the recall is:
Cilantro, fresh, UPC #4889, Lot #02D312A4, GTIN: 0 33383 80104 9
Product is sold in ~4 oz. bunches with a Product of USA Buurma Farms #4889 labeled twist tie,
Consumers who may have purchased this product should return or dispose of the product.
Buurma Farms Inc. became aware of this issue after the Michigan Department of Agriculture conducted a routine test on a sample obtained at Ben B Schwartz and found that sample contained the bacteria. The recall does not affect any other Buurma Farms produce products.
Upon learning of the potential contamination, Buurma Farms quickly alerted the retailer and wholesaler and requested they remove the produce from their shelves. The source of the contamination is still under investigation. To date Buurma Farms has not been able to find any other evidence of contamination within their supply chain. Buurma Farms, Inc. is fully co-operating with the FDA in its investigation.
Buurma Farms Inc. is committed to consumer safety. We have product handling and food safety protocols in place to assure we provide our retailers, wholesalers, and their customers with fresh, safe, and healthy products. Our audits by an independent third party laboratory rated our procedures as superior in the industry.
Customers who have questions may contact Buurma Farms Inc. at 419-935-6411, Monday through Friday 8 am to 5 pm Eastern. A list of possible retailers who may have received this product is listed below.
| Coastal Produce | 201 S. Green St | Detroit | MI | 48203 |
| Johnny Pompdoro | 3206 Middlebelt Rd | Farmington Hills | MI | 48334 |
| Preferred Brands | 1850 Southfield Rd | Lincoln Park | MI | 48146 |
| Meijer | 700 W. Norton Avenue | Muskegon | MI | 49441 |
| Meijer | 2425 Alpine Ave., N.W. | Grand Rapids | MI | 49544 |
| Meijer | 5800 Gull Road | Kalamazoo | MI | 49048 |
| Meijer | 5121 S. Westnedge Avenue | Portage | MI | 49002 |
| Meijer | 5125 W. Saginaw Hwy | Lansing | MI | 48917 |
| Meijer | 6200 S. Pennsylvania Avenue | Lansing | MI | 48911 |
| Meijer | 2055 W. Grand River Ave. | Okemos | MI | 48864 |
| Meijer | 0-550 Baldwin Street | Jenison | MI | 49428 |
| Meijer | 3825 Carpenter Road | Ypsilanti | MI | 48197 |
| Meijer | 4333 W. Pierson Road | Flint | MI | 48504 |
| Meijer | 2333 S. Center Road | Burton | MI | 48519 |
| Meijer | 2777 Airport Road | Jackson | MI | 49202 |
| Meijer | 45001 Ford Road | Canton | MI | 48187 |
| Meijer | 3955 US 31 South | Traverse City | MI | 49684 |
| Meijer | 5150 Coolidge Hwy | Royal Oak | MI | 48073 |
| Meijer | 14640 Pardee Road | Taylor | MI | 48180 |
| Meijer | 5500 Clyde Park Avenue SW | Wyoming | MI | 49509 |
| Meijer | 1920 Pipestone Road | Benton Harbor | MI | 49022 |
| Meijer | 8400 Gratiot Road | Saginaw | MI | 48609 |
| Meijer | 3360 Tittabawassee Road | Saginaw | MI | 48604 |
| Meijer | 2474 W. Hill Road | Flint | MI | 48507 |
| Meijer | 217 East US Highway 223 | Adrian | MI | 49221 |
| Meijer | 8650 W. Grand River Ave. | Brighton | MI | 48116 |
| Meijer | 746 E. 16th Street | Holland | MI | 49423 |
| Meijer | 2980 Wilder Rd. | Bay City | MI | 48706 |
| Meijer | 5531 28th Street S.E. | Grand Rapids | MI | 49512 |
| Meijer | 2200 Tiffin Avenue | Findlay | OH | 45840 |
| Meijer | 1350 W. Lake Lansing Road | East Lansing | MI | 48823 |
| Meijer | 4200 Highland Road | Waterford | MI | 48328 |
| Meijer | 20401 Haggerty Road | Northville | MI | 48167 |
| Meijer | 36600 VanDyke Avenue | Sterling Heights | MI | 48312 |
| Meijer | 3333 E. Michigan Avenue | Jackson | MI | 49202 |
| Meijer | 3175 S. Rochester Road | Rochester Hills | MI | 48307 |
| Meijer | 30800 Little Mack Road | Roseville | MI | 48066 |
| Meijer | 3145 Ann Arbor-Saline Road | Ann Arbor | MI | 48103 |
| Meijer | 15055 Hall Road | Shelby Twp. | MI | 48315 |
| Meijer | 1700 N. Telegraph Road | Monroe | MI | 48162 |
| Meijer | 37201 Warren Road | Westland | MI | 48185 |
| Meijer | 1015 Pickard Street | Mt. Pleasant | MI | 48858 |
| Meijer | 22600 Allen Road | Woodhaven | MI | 48183 |
| Meijer | 1800 Holton Road | Muskegon | MI | 49445 |
| Meijer | 9701 Belleville Road | Belleville | MI | 48111 |
| Meijer | 27255 23 Mile Road | Chesterfield | MI | 48051 |
| Meijer | 7300 Eastman Avenue | Midland | MI | 48642 |
| Meijer | 1703 Haggerty Hwy | Commerce | MI | 48390 |
| Meijer | 2591 East M21 | Corunna | MI | 48817 |
| Meijer | 1391 Conant Street | Maumee | OH | 43537 |
| Meijer | 1725 S. Wheeling Street | Oregon | OH | 43616 |
| Meijer | 7240 W. Central Avenue | Toledo | OH | 43617 |
| Meijer | 1500 E. Alexis Road | Toledo | OH | 43612 |
| Meijer | 6660 W. Main Street | Kalamazoo | MI | 49009 |
| Meijer | 49900 Grand River Avenue | Wixom | MI | 48393 |
| Meijer | 16300 Fort Street | Southgate | MI | 48195 |
| Meijer | 1555 DeMille Road | Lapeer | MI | 48446 |
| Meijer | 4702 Milan Road | Sandusky | OH | 44870 |
| Meijer | 34835 Utica Road | Fraser | MI | 48026 |
| Meijer | 5150 Franklin St. | Michigan City | IN | 46360 |
| Meijer | 2111 East Wooster Street | Bowling Green | OH | 43402 |
| Meijer | 1997 E. Beltline Ave. N.E. | Grand Rapids | MI | 49525 |
| Meijer | 4775 24th Avenue | Fort Gratiot | MI | 48059 |
| Meijer | 611 W. Lincoln Hwy, Ste. A | Merrillville | IN | 46410 |
| Meijer | 225 N. Weber Road | Bolingbrook | IL | 60490 |
| Meijer | 10138 Indianapolis Blvd. | Highland | IN | 46322 |
| Meijer | 8605 East 34 Road | Cadillac | MI | 49601 |
| Meijer | 3883 E. Grand River Ave. | Howell | MI | 48843 |
| Meijer | 5645 Jackson Rd. | Ann Arbor | MI | 48103 |
| Meijer | 550 Hull Road | Mason | MI | 48854 |
| Meijer | 800 S. US Highway 131, Ste. A | Three Rivers | MI | 49093 |
| Meijer | 8401 26 Mile Road | Washington | MI | 48094 |
| Meijer | 808 N. Route 59 | Aurora | IL | 60504 |
| Meijer | 620 East Chicago Rd. | Coldwater | MI | 49036 |
| Meijer | 15000 U.S. 31 | Grand Haven | MI | 49417 |
| Meijer | 855 S. Randall Rd. | St. Charles | IL | 60174 |
| Meijer | 815 S. Randall Rd. | Elgin | IL | 60123 |
| Meijer | 800 Brown Rd. | Auburn Hills | MI | 48326 |
| Meijer | 595 N. Pine Rd. | Bay City | MI | 48708 |
| Meijer | 13000 Middlebelt Rd. | Livonia | MI | 48150 |
| Meijer | 137 Elliott Rd. | Defiance | OH | 43512 |
| Meijer | 1195 M-89 | Plainwell | MI | 49080 |
| Meijer | 3900 W. US Hwy 10 | Ludington | MI | 49431 |
| Meijer | 1167 E. Clinton Trl | Charlotte | MI | 48813 |
| Meijer | 6405 B Drive North | Battle Creek | MI | 49014 |
| Meijer | 8850 Shaver Rd. | Portage | MI | 49024 |
| Meijer | 900 N. Lapeer Rd. | Oxford | MI | 48371 |
| Meijer | 130 S. Gary Ave. | Bloomingdale | IL | 60108 |
| Meijer | 1801 Marketplace Dr. S.E. | Caledonia | MI | 49316 |
| Meijer | 606 S. Greenville West Dr. | Greenville | MI | 48838 |
| Meijer | 15400 Waldron Way | Big Rapids | MI | 49307 |
| Meijer | 11901 Fulton St. E. | Lowell | MI | 49331 |
| Meijer | 400 S. Randall Rd. | Algonquin | IL | 60102 |
| Meijer | 3710 Dix Highway | Lincoln Park | MI | 48146 |
| Meijer | 12821 Cross Over Dr. | DeWitt | MI | 48820 |
| Meijer | 730 E. Saginaw Hwy | Grand Ledge | MI | 48837 |
| Meijer | 10055 Olde US 20 | Rossford | OH | 43460 |
| Meijer | 9515 Birch Run Road | Birch Run | MI | 48415 |
| Meijer | 13521 S. Route 59 | Plainfield | IL | 60544 |
| Meijer | 755 E. Boughton Rd. | Bolingbrook | IL | 60440 |
| Meijer | 315 Wilson Ave., N.W. | Grand Rapids | MI | 49534 |
| Meijer | 3320 W. Shore Drive | Holland | MI | 49424 |
| Meijer | 2253 N. Richmond Rd. | McHenry | IL | 60050 |
| Meijer | 3434 Century Center St., S.W. | Grandville | MI | 49418 |
| Meijer | 1005 E. 13 Mile Rd. | Madison Heights | MI | 48071 |
| Meijer | 2799 10 Mile Rd., N.E. | Rockford | MI | 49341 |
| Meijer | 6001 Highland Rd. | White Lake | MI | 48383 |
| Meijer | 1301 Meijer Drive | Rolling Meadows | IL | 60008 |
| Meijer | 205 S. Range Rd. | Marysville | MI | 48040 |
| Meijer | 28800 Telegraph Rd. | Southfield | MI | 48034 |
| Meijer | 5300 Harvey St. | Muskegon | MI | 49444 |
| Meijer | 3565 Fairlane Drive | Allen Park | MI | 48101 |
| Meijer | 29505 Mound Rd. | Warren | MI | 48092 |
| Meijer | 2700 Route 34 | Oswego | IL | 60543 |
| Meijer | 36865 26 Mile Rd. | Lenox | MI | 48048 |
| Meijer | 40445 S. Groesbeck Hwy. | Clinton Twp. | MI | 48036 |
| Meijer | 8089 Lapeer Road | Davison | MI | 48423 |
| Meijer | 2160 Hartland Rd. | Hartland | MI | 48353 |
| Meijer | 3700 17 Mile Rd., N.E. | Cedar Springs | MI | 49319 |
| Meijer | 250 Meijer Drive | Gaylord | MI | 49735 |
| Meijer | 5019 Red Arrow Hwy | Stevensville | MI | 49127 |
| Meijer | 7157 E. Saginaw St. | East Lansing | MI | 48823 |
| Meijer | 1201 Lears Road | Petoskey | MI | 49770 |
| Meijer | 4141 Morrish Rd. | Swartz Creek | MI | 48473 |
| Meijer | 3610 Marketplace Circle | Rochester Hills | MI | 48309 |
| Meijer | 9000 W. Golf Rd. | Niles | IL | 60714 |
| Meijer | 15701 S. 71st Ct. | Orland Park | IL | 60462 |
| Meijer | 950 Winston Plaza | Melrose Park | IL | 60160 |
| Meijer | 7111 W. Cermak Rd. | Berwyn | IL | 60402 |
| Meijer | 9200 S. Western Ave. | Evergreen Park | IL | 60805 |
| Meijer | 6050 US Highway 6 | Portage | IN | 46368 |
| Meijer | 2770 S. State Rd. | Ionia | MI | 48846 |
| Meijer | 1540 28th Street S.E. | Grand Rapids | MI | 49508 |
| Meijer | 3757 Plainfield Avenue N.E. | Grand Rapids | MI | 49525 |
| Meijer | 2191 Columbia Avenue West | Battle Creek | MI | 49015 |
| Meijer | 1301 W. Eight Mile Rd. | Detroit | MI | 48203 |
