Precautionary advisory issued for broccoli sold in Walmart stores

CHEYENNE (WNE) — According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Braga Fresh is issuing a precautionary advisory about washed and ready-to-eat Marketside Broccoli Florets. The product has a best-if-used-by date of Dec. 10, 2024.

The product was distributed to select stores in Wyoming. It is past its best-if-used-by date and is no longer in stores.

However, if consumers have frozen the item for later use, they should discard it, according to a news release from Cheyenne Laramie County Public Health.

This advisory is due to listeria contamination.

Listeria can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, immunocompromised or elderly people and others with weakened immune systems.

Healthy individuals may only experience short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea.

Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.

The voluntary advisory does not apply to any other Marketside or Braga Fresh produced products.

What to look for:

Product: 12-ounce bags of Marketside Broccoli Florets sold at Walmart stores

UPC code: 6 81131 32884 5 on back of bag

Best-if-used-by date: Dec. 10, 2024

Lot Code: BFFG327A6 on front of bag

This story was published on January 3, 2025.