Ron's Home Style Foods product recalled over Listeria risk

Recall date

November 14, 2018

Source

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA FSIS)

Official notice title

Ron's Home Style Foods Recalls Ready to Eat Chicken Salad Products due to Possible Listeria Contamination

Recall number

111-2018

FDA classification

Class I

Brand / firm

Ron's Home Style Foods

Sold / distributed

Texas

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, Nov. 14, 2018 Rons Home Style Foods, a Houston, Texas establishment, is recalling approximately 6,912 pounds of ready-to-eat (RTE) chicken salad products that may be adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes , the U.S. Department of Agricultures Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The RTE chicken salad items were produced and packaged on October 22, 2018. The following products are subject to recall: [ View Labels (PDF only)] 5-lb. bulk packages of Rons Home Style Foods CRANBERRY PECAN WHITE MEAT CHICKEN SALAD with a Use by date of 11/25/2018. 5-lb. bulk packages of Rons Home Style Foods CHICKEN SALAD SUPREME with a Use by date of 11/25/2018. 32-lb. bulk packages of Rons Home Style Foods THE SANDWICH FACTORY CHICKEN SALAD with a Use by date of 11/16/2018. 32-lb. bulk packages of Rons Home Style Foods HONEY PECAN WHITE MEAT CHICKEN SALAD with a Use by date of 11/21/2018. 12-oz. plastic container of Texas Kitchen Salads Cranberry Pecan White Chicken Salad with a Use by date of 11/25/2018. 12-oz. plastic container of Texas Kitchen Salads Chicken Salad Supreme with a Use by date of 11/25/2018. The products subject to recall bear establishment number P-32049 inside the USDA mark of inspection. These items were shipped to institutional and retail locations in Texas. The problem was discovered on November 13, 2018 during routine record review by FSIS inspection program personnel. There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products. Anyone concerned about an injury or illness should contact a healthcare provider. 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…