More Than 42,000 Jars of a Popular Condiment Recalled in One State

If you had to pick a perfect pickle, there’s no shortage of pucker-worthy options: dill, gherkins, sweet, bread and butter, Kosher… As an added bonus, research has said your gut and kidneys may benefit from that zing, too.

But if your weekend plans involve stacking pickles on burgers, Chicago dogs, or a summer veggie tray, here’s a word of warning for consumers in one Midwest state.

Early Friday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration reported a wide-ranging recall of Gedney brand pickles, specifically for several types of dill, zinger, and ghost pepper pickle products. The report seems to suggest 3,520 cases are affected across the pickle varieties. With a stated 12 jars per case, it seems a total of 42,240 pickle jars have been recalled.

The recalling firm—Gedney Foods Product, LLC of Bloomington, MN—appears to package under the Gedney brand. The Brands section of their website also suggests they supply pickles under two other labels: Cain’s and well-known canned produce brand Del Monte.

The FDA indicates in the notice that some customers may have been able to purchase jars that should’ve been destroyed, as “Products were slated for disposal due to product and container damage, but were inadvertently sold.” How the issue was first discovered is not clarified in the report.

The recalled pickles were reportedly only distributed to Minnesota. According to the Gedney website, retailers such as Target (which is headquartered in Minnesota), Rainbow Foods, Cub, Hy-Vee, Miners, Kowalski’s, Fareway, and more may carry their pickles within the state.

Product details include:

Dill pickle products

• Gedney Whole Pickles, item 15100, Net 32 fl oz. (1Qt)946mL. UPC 0 41660-00151 8. Lot Codes: 4364, 4267
• Gedney Mini Munchers Kosher Dill, item 17100, Net 32 fl oz. (1Qt)946mL. UPC 0 41660-00171 6. Lot Codes: 4268, 4281, 4309
• Gedney Kosher Dill Babies, item 17200, Net 32 fl oz. (1Qt)946mL. UPC 0 41660-00172 3. Lot Codes: 4268, 4285, 4288, 4292, 4296, 4302, 4306
• Gedney Dill Mini Munchers, item 17300, Net 32 fl oz. (1Qt)946mL. UPC 0 41660-00173 0. Lot Codes: 4264, 4271, 4274, 4278
• Gedney Dill Babies, item 18400, Net 32 fl oz. (1Qt)946mL. UPC 0 41660-00184 6. Lot Codes: 4264, 4313
• Gedney Dill Babies, item 19100, Net 16 fl oz. (1Pt)473mL. UPC 0 41660-00191 4. Lot Codes: 44271, 4274, 4278, 4281
• Gedney Kosher Dill Babies, item 19200, Net 32 fl oz. (1Qt)946mL. UPC 0 41660-00192 1. Lot Codes: 4309.
• Gedney Dill Spears, item 19600, 24 fl oz. (1Pt 8fl oz) 710mL. UPC 0 41660- 00196 9. Refrigerate after opening. Distributed by: Gedney Foods Co., Burnsville, MN 55337. Product of Mexico

Zinger pickle products

• Gedney Zinger Chips, item 18800, 24 fl oz. (1-1/2 Pt) 710mL. UPC 0 41660-00188 4. Lot Code: 4218
• Gedney Zingers Dill Babies, item 18600, Net 24 fl oz. (1-1/2 Pts) 710mL. UPC 0 41660-00186 0. Lot Code: 4269. Refrigerate after opening. Distributed by Gedney Foods Co, Burnsville, MN 55438 Product of Mexico.

Ghost Pepper pickles product

• Gedney Ghost Pepper LIL Pickles, item 75802, Net 24 fl oz. (1.5Pts) 710mL. UPC 0 41660-00758 9. Refrigerate after opening. Distributed by Gedney Foods Co, Burnsville, MN 55438 Product of Mexico.

The recall, evidently first initiated on June 9, was just classified Thursday. The recall event is now labeled as a Class II, meaning the agency has determined it’s “a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.”

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