House of Thaller, Inc. has recalled about 529 pounds of smoked salmon dip distributed for sale at Kroger stores due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. Below is the FDA announcement warning consumers about the Kroger salmon dip recall. Pritzker | Ruohonen, a leading Listeria litigation law firm, is reprinting the FDA annoucement as a public service.

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FDA Kroger Salmon Dip Recall Announcement: House of Thaller, Inc. Recalls Smoked Salmon Dip Because of Possible Health Risk

October 29, 2007 -- House of Thaller, Inc. of Knoxville, Tennessee is voluntarily recalling 529 pounds of Smoked Salmon Dip because it has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which 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 product was distributed to Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Montana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Nebraska, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia.  The product reached consumers packed under the Kroger brand and was sold in the Kroger Seafood Department.

The Smoked Salmon Dip was packed in a clear plastic 7.5 ounce rectangular container and is marked with Use By 04NOV2007A LN3 and 04NOV2007B LN3.  The company has also chosen to include the following products produced prior to and following the Smoked Salmon Dip (also in the clear plastic 7.5 ounce container):

No illnesses have been reported to date in connection with this problem. [Note: Because the incubation period for Listeria can be as long as 70 days, anyone who has consumed any of the recalled Kroger Salmon Dip will need to watch for Listeria symptoms. Do not throw away or return the recalled Kroger Salmon dip until you are sure no one has been sickened by it. Contaminated food products can be valuable evidence in a Listeria lawsuit.]

The recall was the result of routine sampling and testing done by the Georgia Department of Agriculture which revealed the presence of Listeria monocytogenes in a 7.5 ounce package of Smoked Salmon Dip.

The production of the Smoked Salmon Dip has been suspended while FDA and the company continue to investigate the source of the problem.