Veggies yanked at some top supermarkets over safety concern

Some big supermarket chains and food suppliers have issued recalls for bags and packages of fresh cut vegetables across the U.S. due to potential listeria contamination reported by major industry supplier.

Among the chains that have issued notices are Whole Foods Market, Meijer and Albertsons. In addition, the supplier, Mann Packing of Salinas, Calif., also issued a recall that resulted in product being pulled from the shelves at such big chains as Walmart and Trader Joe's.

At issue are the many products that contain vegetables sourced from Mann Packing. She said the recalls stem from a single test of a single product that occurred in Canada and that no illnesses have been reported, said Gina Nucci, marketing director for Mann.

With retailers pulling recalled food from shelves, Nucci urged consumers to return any of the affected products in their refrigerators at home to the store where they bought it.

Among the biggest retailers in the recall is Meijer's, a supermarket chain based in Grand Rapids, Mich. It said it has 39 fresh vegetable products covered by the recall. They include vegetable trays, broccoli florets, asparagus spears and an "autumn harvest salad." The food was sold in stores in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin andavable for purchase through Friday.

Some of the fallout from the Mann recall:

Whole Foods is recalling salads from 10 northern California stores, such as Veggie Power Blend, Sesame Chicken Power Salad and Mexican Chicken Power Salad. All were sold by the pound at salad bars.

Randalls, Tom Thumb and Albertsons stores in Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas are recalling Ready. Chef. Go! seafood meal bags. At issue are those with sell-by dates through Oct. 22 that are packaged in clear cooking bags and are sold from refrigerated cases, including numerous fish fillet and shrimp kits.

Albertsons, Safeway, Vons and Pak N' Save stores in California, Hawaii, Nevada, Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico, South Dakota and Wyoming are recalling certain fresh vegetable trays and cups. The items have sell-by dates through Oct. 24 and are packaged in clear plastic trays and cups of various sizes.

Seattle-based Triple B, a food supplier, is recalling salad kits and stir-fry mixes, sold in store delis and used in hospitals, schools and hotels in Oregon and Washington.

Triple-B is recalling broccoli florets, stir fry kits, veggie trays with cauliflower and veggie pack combos that were sold in store delis in Alaska.