Anyone who enjoys the occasional biscuit every now and then should pay attention to a recent recall of frozen biscuits. Why were they recalled? Well, it turns out that some frozen biscuits sold in stores like Piggly Wiggly, Lowes Foods, and others were voluntarily recalled “due to possible listeria contamination.” The biscuits themselves were produced by T. Marzetti Co., which “announced the voluntary recall as a precautionary measure.”For now, consumers are being urged to return the products. Even though no illnesses have been reported yet, it's important to note that listeria is a serious illness, and “can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems,” according to the recall notice. In addition, it can also cause “short-term symptoms in healthy individuals such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain, and diarrhea.”

Listeria Contamination; Image Courtesy of WJHG, http://www.wjhg.com/

So where were the products distributed? What products are included in the recall? For starters, the recalled products were shipped throughout 12 different states, including Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia. According to the notice, the following products are included in the recall:

• 0788002640: Southern Home Old Fashioned Buttermilk Biscuits (20 count)

• 1116103754: Shur Fine Old Fashioned Southern Style Biscuits (12 count)

• 1116103755: Shur Fine Old Fashioned Buttermilk Biscuits (12 count)

• 1122503092: Valu Time Southern Style Biscuits (20 count)

• 1122508421: Valu Time Buttermilk Style Biscuits (20 count)

• 3582604815: Food Lion Homestyle Buttermilk Biscuits (12 count)

• 3680004683: Food Club Southern Style Biscuits (12 count)

• 3680007549: Food Club Buttermilk Biscuits (12 count)

• 3825911726: SE Grocers Buttermilk Biscuits (12 count) (Note: SE Grocers is the parent company for BI-LO, Fresco y Más, Harveys and Winn-Dixie grocery stores

• 3825911892: SE Grocers Southern Style Biscuits (20 count)

• 4129075433: Piggly Wiggly Buttermilk Biscuits (20 count)

• 4129075434: Piggly Wiggly Homestyle biscuits (20 count)

• 4164300718: Lowes Foods Buttermilk Biscuits (20 count)

• 4164300719: Lowes Foods Southern Style Biscuits (20 count)

• 5193333968: Premium Pick 5 Buttermilk Biscuits (20 count)

• 7145220434: Morning Fresh Farms Buttermilk Biscuits (12 count)

• 7229200025: Marshalls Old Fashioned Southern Style Biscuits (12 count)

• 8685402591: Laura Lynn Southern Style Biscuits (12 count)

• 8685404014: Laura Lynn Buttermilk Biscuits (12 count)

• 8685404894: Laura Lynn 20-count Buttermilk Biscuit

• 8826703140: Southern Home Southern Style Biscuits (12 count)

• 8826703141: Southern Home 20-count Southern Style Biscuits

• 8826703152: Southern Home Buttermilk Biscuits (12 count)

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Biscuit recall hits Food Lion, other grocery stores in 12 states over listeria fears This brand of biscuit was recalled because of listeria, and here’s what you need to know