Listeria Recall: Ballard's Farm Egg Salad

Below is the FDA news release regarding the recall of Ballard's Farm Egg Salad due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes, a life-threatening foodborne pathogen. PritzkerOlsen, P.A., a leading foodborne illness litigation law firm, is reprinting the news release here as a public service. The firm has recovered millions for victims of Listeria poisoning (listeriosis) and other foodborne illnesses, including a recent settlement for $6,425,000. To contact PritzkerOlsen, P.A. for a free consultation, call toll-free at 1-888-377-8900, e-mail info@pritzkerlaw.com or fill out the online, attorney-consultation form.

The incubation period for Listeria can be anywhere from 11-70 days. If you have eaten the recalled Ballard's Farm Egg Salad, you should watch for Listeria symptoms, including fever, muscle aches, diarrhea, headache, loss of balance and confusion.

If you are pregnant and have eaten the recalled Ballard's Farm Egg Salad, you are at greater risk. You may not feel sick if you contract a Listeria infection (listeriosis), but you and your unborn baby are at risk for miscarriage, stillbirth and premature birth. If any of these happen, you should contact a Listeria lawyer immediately for help. Learn more about Listeria and pregnancy.

FDA October 18, 2006, News Release: Ballard's Farm Sausage, Inc. Recalls Egg Salad Because of Possible Health Risk

Ballard's Farm Sausage, Inc. of Wayne, WV, is recalling the following egg salad products -- Ballard's 12 oz. egg salad, Food City 12 oz. egg salad and Valu Time 11 oz. egg salad -- because of contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.

Listeria can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.

The recalled egg salads were distributed in West Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, Michigan, Kentucky, Indiana, Alabama, Delaware, Illinois and Florida.

The products being recalled are sold in a clear plastic cup with the description cleared displayed on the side of the cup. All of the egg salad items being recalled, the Ballard's 12 oz. egg salad, Food City 12 oz. egg salad and the Valu Time 11 oz. egg salad, will have on the side of the cup a "Best if used by 11/7/06" description.

At this time no illnesses have been reported in connection with this contamination.

The contamination was noted after routine testing by the North Carolina Department of Agriculture. This test revealed the presence of Listeria monocytogenes in egg product.

The production of the egg salad has been temporarily suspended while the company continues to investigate the source of the problem.

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