USA – Do You Have These Nut Butters in Your Pantry? – Listeria monocytogenes

Food Poisoning Bulletin

Recently there has been a spate of nut butter recalls for Listeria monocytogenes. These products usually have a very long shelf life, so there’s a good chance that some of these products are in pantries around the country. There is zero tolerance for Listeria contamination in ready to eat products because the bacteria cause such serious illness, and because the consumer doesn’t heat the product, which would kill the pathogens, before eating.