Health
Food recall announced in R.I.
01:00 AM EDT on Saturday, May 3, 2008
The state Health Department is notifying residents of a food recall from a brand sold at Shaw’s Supermarkets, due to possible bacteria contamination.
Gourmet Boutique announced a voluntary recall of multiple products due to possible Listeria monocytognes contamination, a bacteria that can cause serious infection, even death. The risk for serious illness or death is highest among the elderly, pregnant women, newborns and adults with weakened immune systems, according to the Centers for Disease Control.
Gourmet Boutique LLC of Jamaica, N.Y., has recalled the following products, all of which bear Gourmet Boutique on the label:
•Honey Nut Fruit and Chicken Salad, UPC: 2 11611 XXXXX, All lots
•Chicken Salad Homestyle, 1/6 lb., UPC: 0 70612 90040 4, All lots
•Twister Buffalo Bob, UPC: 0 70612 90037 7, 1/5 pc cs, All lots
•Twister Chicken Caesar, UPC: 0 70612 90304 6, ltr white tortilla, All lots
•Twister Chicken Parmesan, UPC: 0 70612 90038 3, 1/5 pc, All lots
•Twister Chicken Stallion, UPC: 0 70612 90037 9, 1/5 pc, All lots
•Twister Turkey Club, UPC: 0 70612 90304 7, 1/5 pc, All lots
Customers who purchased any of these items may return them to any ACME, Jewel-Osco or Shaw’s for a refund or a replacement.
The USDA has said there is a “reasonable possibility” that the use of the recalled product may cause “serious adverse health consequences.”
Symptoms for a person with listeriosis include fever, muscle aches, nausea and diarrhea. If infection spreads to the nervous system, headache, stiff neck, confusion or convulsions can occur, according to the CDC.
For more information, call the USDA at (888) 674-6854 or go to its Web site: www.fsis.usda.gov. Customers can also call Gourmet Boutique at (347) 887-0083.
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