Sandridge - PA product recalled over Listeria risk

Recall date

July 1, 2016

Source

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA FSIS)

Official notice title

Winter Gardens Quality Foods, Inc. Recalls Lemongrass Basil Chicken Products Due To Possible Listeria Contamination

Recall number

055-2016

FDA classification

Class I

Brand / firm

Sandridge - PA, LLC

Sold / distributed

Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington

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, July 1, 2016 Winter Gardens Quality Foods, Inc., a New Oxford, Pa. establishment, is recalling approximately 42 pounds of Lemongrass Basil Chicken entrÇes that may be adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes , the U.S. Department of Agricultures Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The ready-to-eat, Lifestyle Foods Inc. brand of Lemongrass Basil Chicken product was produced on June 13 and June 14, 2016. The following product is subject to recall: [ View Labels (PDF Only)] 8.0-oz. (227g) individually wrapped entrÇe packages labeled Lifestyle Foods Lemongrass Basil Chicken EntrÇe Brown Rice in a Thai Style Sauce with Grilled Chicken and Green Beans. The product has Enjoy By dates of June 28, 2016 and June 29, 2016. The products subject to recall bear establishment number P-9815 inside the USDA mark of inspection. These items were shipped to distributors in Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Washington D.C. The problem was discovered when Winter Gardens Quality Foods, Inc. notified FSIS that a component of the product had tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes . There have been no confirmed reports of illness or adverse reactions due to consumption of these products. 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 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 in older adults and pe…