No illnesses have been reported. Products were sold at Trader Joe’s retail stores, nationwide and Health Food stores in CA, IL, IN, FL, MD, OR and TX.
Who's At Risk?
Listeria monocytogenes is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people and others with weakened immune systems.
Symptoms
Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.
