Chestnut Hill Wegmans Recalls Vidalia Onions Over Listeria Concerns

CHESTNUT HILL, MA — Wegmans Food Markets this week issued a recall of Vidalia onions sold in some of its stores, including the Chestnut Hill location, due to possible listeria contamination.

According to the company, the affected product was sold in stores June 23-24. The onions were sold by the pound and may have a four-digit PLU sticker of 4159 or 4166 on the product.

The recall affects Wegmans stores in Massachusetts, New York and Pennsylvania. See the full list of stores where the onions were sold.

Anyone who purchased the onions may still have them in their home due to the product's long shelf life, according to the recall. The onions should not be consumed. Instead, consumers are urged to return the product to Wegmans for a full refund.

Listeria is known to cause a serious infection called listeriosis, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Symptoms of an illness usually start within two weeks of eating food contaminated with listeria.

The disease primarily affects pregnant women, newborns, older adults, and people with weakened immune systems. It’s rare for people in other groups to get sick with listeria, according to the CDC.

Symptoms may include fever, muscle aches and fatigue, headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance and seizures.