Possible Listeria Contamination of Dressing
in Broccoli Salad Kits
TODAY, October 25, 2013, USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS)
announced Taylor Farms, a Jessup, MD establishment is recalling approximately
5,084 pounds of broccoli salad kit products. The kits contain salad dressing in
packets that are the subject of a Food
and Drug Administration (FDA) recall due to concerns about possible Listeria
monocytogenes contamination.
California Ag Today
emphasizes the recall is for the salad
dressing in the salad kit, not the broccoli.
The salad kits were shipped
to distributors and retail locations (delis) for consumer purchase in
Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York and
Vermont. Two different – sized boxes of Taylor
Farms Broccoli Crunch With Bacon And Dressing are subject to recall.
FSIS, FDA and the company
have received no reports of illnesses associated with 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. Listeriosis is treated with
antibiotics.
Consumers with food safety
questions can “Ask Karen,” the FSIS virtual representative available 24 hours a
day at AskKaren.gov.
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