Al-Safa US LLC, the well-known importer based in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, has recalled approximately 2,010 pounds of imported frozen ready-to-eat chicken products that may have been adulterated with Listeria monocytogenesThis was reported by the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).
The frozen ready-to-eat chicken products were produced in Canada on June 5, 2024 and imported into the U.S. on June 13, 2024 and June 21, 2024. The following products may be recalled:
- 12.1 oz. cardboard box containing “Al Safa Halal Charcoal Grilled Chicken Seekh Kebab Grilled, Minced, Chicken Patty Kebab” with “NOV 30 25” and “0605404” printed on a sticker on the outside of the package.
- 14.11 oz. cardboard box containing “Al Safa Halal Fully Cooked Chicken Chapli Kebab Seasoned Chicken Patty” with “NOV 30 25” and “0605416” printed on a sticker on the outside of the package.
The products being recalled carry the location number “866” within the Canadian inspection mark. These items were shipped to retail locations nationwide.
The problem was discovered after FSIS conducted routine product testing, which revealed that the product may have been contaminated Listeria monocytogenes.
There are no confirmed reports of side effects resulting from the consumption of these products. Anyone concerned about an illness should contact a healthcare provider.
FSIS is concerned that some products are in consumer freezers. Consumers who have purchased these products are urged not to consume them. They should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase.
Consumption of food contaminated with L. monocytogenes can cause listeriosis, a serious infection that mainly affects older adults, people with weakened immune systems, and pregnant women and their newborns. Less often, people outside these risk groups are affected.
Listeriosis can cause fever, muscle aches, headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance and convulsions, sometimes preceded by diarrhea or other gastrointestinal symptoms. An invasive infection spreads beyond the gastrointestinal tract. In pregnant women, the disease can cause miscarriages, stillbirths, premature births or life-threatening infections of the newborn, in addition to serious and sometimes fatal infections in older adults and individuals with weakened immune systems. Listeriosis is treated with antibiotics. Individuals in the high-risk categories who experience flu-like symptoms within two months of eating contaminated food should seek medical attention and tell the healthcare provider about eating the contaminated food.
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