No adverse reactions reported yet. 87,382 pounds of various ready-to-eat (RTE) meat products that may be adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes, are recalled. These items were shipped to retail locations and wholesale distributors in Illinois, Kentucky, and Missouri.
Who's At Risk?
Listeria monocytogenes can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.
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.
