CC Kitchens, LLC, a Cincinnati establishment, is recalling approximately 2,415 pounds of ready-to-eat meat and poultry salad products that may be adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced Friday.
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The ready-to-eat meat and poultry salad items were produced and packaged on various dates between May 31 and June 5, 2017. The salad products have a six-day shelf life.
The products subject to recall bear establishment number "EST. P-45676" inside the USDA mark of inspection.
These items were shipped to retail locations in Ohio, Michigan and West Virginia.
The problem was discovered when CC Kitchens, LLC was notified by one of its suppliers that lettuce used in the production of their ready-to-eat meat and poultry salad products was involved in a recall.
The lettuce supplier initiated a recall as a precaution because positive test results for the presence of Listeria (which could include L. monocytogenes) were identified during environmental testing of portions of their facility.
There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products.
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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 in older adults and persons with weakened immune systems. Listeriosis is treated with antibiotics.
Persons in the higher-risk categories who experience flu-like symptoms within two months after eating contaminated food should seek medical care and tell the health care provider about eating the contaminated food.
Consumers who have purchased these products are urged not to consume them. These products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase.
The following products are subject to the recall:
- 12.6-oz. clamshell packages containing "Chef Salad" with case code 71001.
- 13.1-oz. clamshell packages containing "Chicken & Bacon Cobb Salad" with case code 71004.
- 9.4-oz. clamshell packages containing "Chef Side Salad" with case code 71005 .
- 9.65-oz. clamshell packages containing "Chicken & Bacon Cobb Side Salad" with case code 71007.
