Trendy sunflower and tahini butters recalled over Listeria fears in 10 states

Trendy sunflower and tahini butters recalled over Listeria fears in 10 states
Trendy sunflower and tahini butters recalled over Listeria fears in 10 states
Trendy sunflower and tahini butters recalled over Listeria fears in 10 states A randomly tested sample of an Oskri spread tested positive for Listeria  The bacteria can cause an infection that threatens the lives of developing fetuses, the elderly and small children  The company is voluntarily recalling an undisclosed number of jars of its Organic Sunflower Butter, Tahini Butter and Thrive Sunflower Butter  No illnesses have been reported so far  

By Natalie Rahhal Deputy Health Editor For Dailymail.com

Published: 22:42 GMT, 3 January 2019 | Updated: 22:42 GMT, 3 January 2019

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Jars of sunflower butter and tahini butter made by Oskri have been voluntarily recalled by the company over fears that they may be contaminated with Listeria. 

Listeria is a bacteria and infections are marked by high fever, intense headaches, body aches and stiffness as well as gastrointestinal symptoms like pain, nausea and diarrhea. 

The infection is particularly dangerous to pregnant women and has been known to cause stillbirths and miscarriages - but no one has been sickened so far. 

Listeria was discovered in two jars of the Oskri Sunflower Butter that were sold to consumers in Ohio, but additional jars were distributed to California, Arizona, Georgia, Connecticut, Indiana, Texas, Florida, South Carolina and New Hampshire.  

Oskri is recalling shipments which included products expiring in October 2019,

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