Garland Ventures product recalled over Listeria risk

Recall date

May 10, 2016

Source

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA FSIS)

Official notice title

Garland Ventures LTD Recalls Poultry Products Due to Possible Listeria Contamination

Recall number

039-2016

FDA classification

Class I

Brand / firm

Garland Ventures LTD

Sold / distributed

Colorado, Georgia, Missouri, Utah

Why it was recalled

Product Contamination

Class I is the FDA’s most serious recall level: there is a reasonable probability that using this product will cause serious harm or death.

What was recalled

Editors note: This release has been updated to reflect updated product information. WASHINGTON, May 10, 2016 Garland Ventures LTD, a Garland, Texas establishment, is recalling approximately 114,870 pounds of chicken fried rice products that may be adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes , the U.S. Department of Agricultures Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The heat-treated, not fully cooked, not shelf stable chicken fried rice products were produced on various dates between Sept. 24, 2015 and Mar. 23, 2016. The following products are subject to recall: [ View Label (PDF only)] 20 oz. pail boxes containing AllFresh Foods ANJOY Chicken Fried Rice. Case Codes associated with the ANJOY Chicken Fried Rice product are as follows: 092415, 092915, 100215, 101315, 101615, 102015, 102715, 110315, 110615 and 032316. The products subject to recall bear establishment number P-31993 inside the USDA mark of inspection. These items were shipped to retail distributor locations in Colorado, Georgia, Missouri, and Utah. The problem was discovered when Garland Ventures LTD was notified by their supplier of vegetable fried rice, Ajinomoto Windsor Inc., that frozen foods involved in CRF Frozen Foods recall were incorporated in their products. CRF Frozen Foods of Pasco, Washington voluntarily recalled frozen vegetable items due to an illness outbreak of listeriosis. There have been no confirmed reports of illness or adverse reactions due to consumption of Garland Ventures products. The CRF Frozen Foods recall can be found at http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm498841.htm . Consumption of food contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes can cause listeriosis, a serious infection that primarily affects older adults, persons with weakened immune systems, and pregnant women and their newborns. Less commonly, persons outside these risk groups are affected. Listeriosis can cause fever, muscle aches, headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance and convulsions someti…