Chicken Salad Products Recalled Over Listeria Risk

26-Feb-2016 - USA

Sally Sherman Foods of Mount Vernon, New York is recalling roughly 3,004 pounds of various chicken salad products due to potential contamination with the deadly bacterium Listeria monocytogenes, said the the U.S. Department of Agriculture's food safety and Inspection Service. 

The products subjected to recall include: 

  • 4-lb. Plastic container of Sally Sherman "Spa Chicken Salad with Greek Yogurt," with a packaging date of Feb. 2, 9, 11, and 18, 2016 and a case code of N-026, N-096, N-114, N-184.
  • 4-lb. Plastic container of Sally Sherman "Chicken Salad All White Meat," with a packaging date of Feb. 2, 4, 11, and 18, 2016 and a case code of N-026, N-044, N-114, N184.
  • 4-lb. Plastic container of Sally Sherman "Deluxe Chicken Salad All White Meat," with a packaging date of Feb. 4, 11, and 18, 2016 and a case code of N-044, N-114, N184.
  • 4-lb. Plastic container of Sally Sherman "Farmcrest Chicken Salad," with a packaging date of Feb. 2, 4, 9, 11, and 18, 2016 and a case code of N-184, N-114, N-026, N-044, N-096.
  • 4-lb. Plastic container of Sally Sherman "Cranberry Walnut Chicken Salad," with a packaging date of Feb. 4, 9, 11, and 18, 2016 and a case code of, N-044, N-096 N-114, and N-184. 

The recalled products were distributed to New York, New Jersey, Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Maryland. 

Listeria monocytogenes can cause food-borne illness in a person who consumes food item contaminated with it. Symptoms of infection may include fever, muscle aches, gastrointestinal symptoms such as nausea or diarrhea. The illness primarily impacts pregnant women and adults with weakened immune systems. 

Consumers who have purchased the affected products are urged not to consume them. They can discard it or return it to the place of purchase.

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