--- description: The dip has been pulled from Target, Trader Joe's and Giant Eagle stores title: Hummus Recalled from Trader Joe's, Target Over Listeria Fears image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt35e7e88fd475e125/698690a055a85966dea80f18/464835401.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Health](/section/health/) ## Health Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Infectious Disease](/tag/infectious-disease/) ## Infectious Disease Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # 7 Tons of Hummus Recalled Over Listeria Fears  by [Eliana Dockterman](/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Correspondent May 22, 2014 11:47 PM CUT  DENVER, CO - JANUARY 23 : Studio photos of a hummus dip, one of four dips to make for Super Bowl parties on Thursday, January 23, 2014\. (Denver Post Photo by Cyrus McCrimmon) DENVER, CO - JANUARY 23 : Studio photos of a hummus dip, one of four dips to make for Super Bowl parties on Thursday, January 23, 2014\. (Denver Post Photo by Cyrus McCrimmon)Cyrus McCrimmon—Denver Post/Getty Images  by [Eliana Dockterman](/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Correspondent May 22, 2014 11:47 PM CUT Lansal Inc. [voluntarily recalled](http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm398106.htm "undefined") over seven tons of hummus across the United States due to a possible listeria contamination, the Food and Drug Administration announced in a press release Thursday. The dips were pulled from Target, Trader Joe’s and Giant Eagle stores. Listeria is a type of bacteria that primarily affects pregnant women, babies, adults with weakened immune systems and the elderly. It causes fever, muscle aches and gastrointestinal problems. It can be deadly, [according to ](http://www.cdc.gov/listeria/definition.html "undefined")the Center for Disease Control. The recalled brand names include Archer Farms, Giant Eagle, Tryst and Trader Joe’s in-house label. There have been no reported illnesses yet. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/109867/hummus-recall-listeria/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/109867/hummus-recall-listeria/"},"headline":"7 Tons of Hummus Recalled Over Listeria Fears","datePublished":"2014-05-22T23:47:19.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T08:00:42.277Z","description":"The dip has been pulled from Target, Trader Joe's and Giant Eagle stores due to possible listeria contamination","url":"https://time.com/109867/hummus-recall-listeria/","keywords":["Infectious Disease"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt35e7e88fd475e125/698690a055a85966dea80f18/464835401.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Eliana Dockterman","jobTitle":"Correspondent","url":"https://time.com/author/eliana-dockterman/"}],"articleSection":"Health","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt35e7e88fd475e125/698690a055a85966dea80f18/464835401.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Hummus","caption":"Hummus","creditText":"Cyrus McCrimmon—Denver Post/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/health/","name":"Health"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/infectious-disease/","name":"Infectious Disease"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/109867/hummus-recall-listeria/","name":"7 Tons of Hummus Recalled Over Listeria Fears"}}]}] ```