Reser’s Fine Foods is recalling some of its meal kits because they contain chicken that is part of an £11 million recall due to Listeria contamination.
The chicken was supplied by BrucePac. The Food and Drug Administration has determined that Brucepak’s manufacturing facility is contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The chicken produced there is also contaminated.
Reser’s Fine Foods no longer uses ingredients from the BrucePac plant, according to the company’s recall notice posted by the Food and Drug Administration.
The Reser meal kits were distributed in 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.
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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.
Consumers with questions about this recall can call Reser’s Fine at 888-223-2127.
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 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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