Ready Pac Produce product recalled over Listeria risk

Recall date

February 22, 2017

Source

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA FSIS)

Official notice title

Ready Pac Foods Inc. Recalls Chicken Salad Products Due to Possible Listeria Contamination

Recall number

015-2017

FDA classification

Class I

Brand / firm

Ready Pac Produce, Inc.

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

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22, 2017 Three Ready Pac Foods Inc. establishments, located in Swedesboro, N.J., in Jackson, Ga., and the headquarters establishment in Irwindale, Calif., are recalling approximately 59,225 pounds of one variety of chicken salad product that may be adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes , the U.S. Department of Agricultures Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The Puro Picante Blazin Hot salad items were produced between Jan. 17, 2017 and Feb. 17, 2017. The following products are subject to recall: [ View Labels (PDF only)] 7.5-oz. single serve salad bowl packages of Ready Pac Foods Puro Picante Blazin Hot with Use By Dates of 01/31/17 through 03/04/2017. The products subject to recall bear establishment number P-27497, P-32081, or P-18502B inside the USDA mark of inspection. These items were shipped to retail locations nationwide. The problem was discovered on Feb. 21, 2017 when the firm received notification from the cheese supplier that the cheese ingredient utilized in the chicken salad products was included in an expanded cheese recall due to potential contamination with L. monocytogenes . There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products. Consumption of food contaminated with L. 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 sometimes preceded by diarrhea or other gastrointestinal symptoms. An invasive infection spreads beyond the gastrointestinal tract. In pregnant women, the infection can cause miscarriages, stillbirths, premature delivery or life-threatening infection of the newborn. In addition, serious and sometimes fatal infections can occur in older adults and persons with weaken…