Reser’s Fine Foods is recalling certain meal kits due to the addition of recalled chicken from a third-party ingredient supplier (BrucePac). The ingredient supplier’s recall is due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
BrucePac of Durant, OK, has issued a recall for 9,986,245 pounds of ready-to-eat (RTE) meat and poultry products because they tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes, according to the U.S. Department of Defense’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). Agriculture. There may be photos of specific products and labels found here.
The recalled meal kits were distributed in the following states: Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington and Wyoming.
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 any of the recalled products and developed symptoms of a Listeria infection should seek medical attention and tell their 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.
Recalled products:
Images of recalled products may be found here.
Consumers who purchased these kits should not consume any part of the kits; instead, they can return it to the store for a full refund or throw the item away.
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