Listeria Recall: Essensia Potato Salad
According to a story in the Great Falls Tribune (Montana), Albertsons and Chef Solutions Inc. have issued a recall for approximately 8,300 pounds of Essensia brand baked potato salad due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The potato salad recalled is Essensia Baked Potato Salad in a 16 oz. container with a use-by date of Aug. 17, 2006, that was sold in California, Florida, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon and Utah.
The Tribune story states that the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Food Safety, detected Listeria monocytogenes bacteria in a sample of the potato salad using microbiological testing. Listeria monocytogenes kills about 250 people per year. Due to the dangerous nature of Listeria monocytogenes, more resources should be allotted to microbiological testing of ready-to-eat foods, which are the primary, known source of Listeria infections.
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