Kroger Co. recalls Home Chef Asian Style Chicken Stir-fry because meal kits contain cooked chicken that was recalled due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
According to details posted online by the Food and Drugs Administration, the recall started on October 11 and is still ongoing.
The recalled product was distributed to stores in Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wyoming.
Recalled product:
Home Chef Asian Style Chicken Stir Fry, Net Weight. 13 oz, packaged in a plastic container with clear plastic lid, perishable item stored in the refrigerator
- UPC: 84013430852
- Product quantity: 31,424 consumer units
- Code information: all codes
Retailers and consumers are prohibited from using, selling, serving or distributing the affected product.
About Listeria infections
Food contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes may not look or smell putrid, but it can still cause serious and sometimes life-threatening infections. Anyone who has eaten a recalled product and developed symptoms of a Listeria infection should seek medical attention and tell his or her doctor about the possible exposure to Listeria.
Also, anyone who has eaten any of the recalled products should monitor themselves for symptoms in the coming weeks, as it can take up to 70 days after exposure to Listeria for symptoms of listeriosis to develop.
Symptoms of a Listeria infection may include vomiting, nausea, persistent fever, muscle aches, severe headaches, and neck stiffness. Specific laboratory tests are needed to diagnose Listeria infections, which can mimic other diseases.
Pregnant women, the elderly, young children and people such as cancer patients with weakened immune systems are at particular risk of serious illness, life-threatening infections, other complications and death. Although infected pregnant women may experience only mild, flu-like symptoms, their infections can lead to preterm labor, infection of the newborn, or even stillbirth.
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