Ready to Eat Chicken Salad Recalled Due to Listeria

Boston Salads and Provisions Company, Inc., a Boston, Mass., establishment, is recalling approximately 222,959 pounds of ready-to-eat chicken salad products due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes (Lm), the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.

The products were produced between Aug. 23, 2013, and Oct. 14, 2013, and shipped to wholesalers for further distribution to retail locations in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. The products subject to recall were sold under the following brands: Boston Salads, Dietz & Watson, Market Source, Northern Haserot,  Price Chopper and Rachael’s Gourmet,  They include the following-

Boston Salads	Chicken Salad	5 lbs.	1
Boston Salads	Chicken Salad	5 lbs.	2
Boston Salads	Chicken Salad	30 lbs.	1
Boston Salads	Cranberry Walnut Chicken Salad	7 oz.	6
Boston Salads	Cranberry Walnut Chicken Salad	12 oz.	6
Boston Salads	Cranberry Walnut Chicken Salad	5 lbs.	1
Boston Salads	Cranberry Walnut Chicken Salad	5 lbs.	2
Boston Salads	Cranberry Walnut Chicken Salad	30 lbs.	2
Boston Salads	White Chicken Salad	7 oz.	6
Boston Salads	White Chicken Salad	12 oz.	6
Boston Salads	White Chicken Salad	5 lbs.	1
Boston Salads	White Chicken Salad	5 lbs.	2
Boston Salads	White Chicken Salad	30 lbs.	1
Dietz & Watson	Cranberry Walnut Chicken Salad	12 oz.	6
Dietz & Watson	Cranberry Walnut Chicken Salad	7 oz.	6
Dietz & Watson	Cranberry Walnut Chicken Salad	5 lbs.	1
Dietz & Watson	Tropical Cranberry Walnut	5 lbs.	1
Dietz & Watson	White Chicken Salad	7 oz.	6
Dietz & Watson	White Chicken Salad	12 oz.	6
Dietz & Watson	White Chicken Salad	5 lbs.	1
Market Source	Cranberry Walnut Chicken Salad	5 lbs.	2
Northern Haserot	Cranberry Walnut Chicken Salad	5 lbs.	2
Price Chopper	Cranberry Walnut Chicken Salad	5 lbs.	1
Rachael's Gourmet	Caesar Chicken Salad	5 lbs.	2
Rachael's Gourmet	Chicken Caesar Salad	5 lbs.	2
Rachael's Gourmet	Chicken Salad	5 lbs.	2
Rachael's Gourmet	Chicken Salad	10 lbs.	1
Rachael's Gourmet	Cranberry Walnut Chicken Salad	5 lbs.	2
Rachael's Gourmet	Cranberry Walnut Chicken Salad	10 lbs.	1
Rachael's Gourmet	White Chicken Salad	7 oz.	6
Rachael's Gourmet	White Chicken Salad	5 lbs.	2

Case labels or packaging may bear the sell by dates ranging from “9/13/2013” through “11/4/2013” as well as the establishment number “P-17999” inside the USDA mark of inspection. Although product included in this recall may be expired, FSIS is concerned that some product may be frozen in consumer or retail freezers.

The company has not received reports of illnesses due to consumption of these products.  Anyone concerned about an 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 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 and media with questions about the recall should contact the Sales Department of Boston Salads at (617) 307-6340, ext. 21.

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