Hormel Foods Recalls Some Contaminated Planters Nuts In Five States

Hormel Food Sales, a unit of Hormel Foods Corporation HRL, voluntarily recalled two varieties of Planters products produced at one of its facilities in April.

According to a news release from the company, the products are being recalled “out of an abundance of caution” because they have the potential to be contaminated with listeria monocytogenes. 

This organism can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.

Hormel says the recall impacts two retailers in five states and that there have been no reports of illness related to this recall. 

The products were only shipped to Publix distribution warehouses in Florida, Georgia, Alabama, and North Carolina, as well as Dollar Tree distribution warehouses in South Carolina and Georgia.

The company also said that all retailers that received the affected product were notified and that the FDA was aware of the recall.

The recalled product is limited to:

• 4-ounce packages of Planters Honey Roasted Peanuts with a “Best If Used By” date of April 11, 2025 (displayed on the package as 04 11 25) and a package UPC code of 2900002097
• 8.75-ounce cans of Planters Deluxe Lightly Salted Mixed Nuts with a “Best If Used By” date of April 5, 2026 (displayed on the bottom of the can as 05APR26) and a package UPC code of 2900001621

“No other sizes, varieties, or other packaging configurations of Planters brand products are included in this recall,” Hormel said in the news release.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, listeriosis is a serious infection usually caused by eating food contaminated with the bacterium listeria monocytogenes. The CDC reports that an estimated 1,600 people get listeriosis each year, and about 260 die.

“The infection is most likely to sicken pregnant women and their newborns, adults aged 65 or older, and people with weakened immune systems,” the CDC says.

Healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain, and diarrhea.

Price Action: HRL shares were down 1.04% at $34.81 at the last check on Monday.

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