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Discover Cuisine Chicken Recall Due to Listeria - Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Ohio
Meijer Distribution Center, a Michigan firm, has voluntarily recalled approximately 2,184 pounds of frozen chicken entrées that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, according to the USDA's Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS).
The following product is subject to recall:
The problem was discovered through FSIS microbiological sampling. FSIS has received no reports of illnesses associated with consumption of the recalled .
Consumption of food contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes can cause listeriosis, an uncommon but potentially fatal disease (Listeria/listeriosis wrongful death). Healthy people rarely contract listeriosis. However, listeriosis can cause high fever, severe headache, neck stiffness and nausea. Listeriosis can also cause miscarriages and stillbirths (Listeria/listeriosis miscarriage), as well as serious and sometimes fatal infections (Listeria meningitis) in those with weakened immune systems, such as infants, the elderly and persons with HIV infection or undergoing chemotherapy.
Posted March 2008 - Listeria Lawyer.
The following product is subject to recall:12-ounce packages of “Discover Cuisine ™ Red Curry Chicken & Jasmine Rice.” Each package bears the Canadian establishment number “Est. 302” inside the Canadian Food Inspection Agency mark of inspection as well as a “Best By” date of “12 18 08.”The recalled frozen chicken entrées were produced on Oct. 18, 2007, and were sent to distributors and retail establishments in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Ohio.
The problem was discovered through FSIS microbiological sampling. FSIS has received no reports of illnesses associated with consumption of the recalled .
Consumption of food contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes can cause listeriosis, an uncommon but potentially fatal disease (Listeria/listeriosis wrongful death). Healthy people rarely contract listeriosis. However, listeriosis can cause high fever, severe headache, neck stiffness and nausea. Listeriosis can also cause miscarriages and stillbirths (Listeria/listeriosis miscarriage), as well as serious and sometimes fatal infections (Listeria meningitis) in those with weakened immune systems, such as infants, the elderly and persons with HIV infection or undergoing chemotherapy.
Posted March 2008 - Listeria Lawyer.
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