Meijer Recalls Chicken Entrees
The USDA’s FSIS has announced the voluntarily recall of chicken entrees by Meijer Distribution Center of Grand Rapids, Michigan. The recall involves approximately 2,184 pounds of the frozen entrees due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The recall is related to Costco Wholesale’s voluntarily recall of the same product.
The recalled product is described as follows:
12-ounce packages of “Discover Cuisine ™ Red Curry Chicken & Jasmine Rice.” Each package bears the Canadian establishment number “Est. 302” inside the Canadian Food Inspection Agency mark of inspection as well as a “Best By” date of “12 18 08.”
The entrees were produced on October 18, 2007 and were made available to distributors and retailers in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio. FSIS discovered the possible contamination through a microbiological sampling.
Consumption of food contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes can cause listeriosis, an uncommon but potentially fatal disease. Healthy people rarely contract listeriosis. However, listeriosis can cause high fever, severe headache, neck stiffness and nausea. Listeriosis can also cause miscarriages and stillbirths, as well as serious and sometimes fatal infections in those with weakened immune systems, such as infants, the elderly and persons with HIV infection or undergoing chemotherapy.
No illnesses have been reported due to this recall.