Chicken salad recalled in Massachusetts and New Hampshire
By Alana Cerrone
A Boston-based company is recalling hundreds of thousands of pounds of prepared chicken salad.
Boston Salads and Provisions Company, Inc., has recalled about 222,959 pounds of its ready-to-eat chicken salad products because of a possible listeria contamination.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced the recall Thursday. The products were produced between August 23 and October 14 of 2013 and shipped to wholesalers for distribution in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. The products under the recall include:
|
Product Brand |
Product Description |
Container Size |
Units per Case |
|
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 |
Sell by dates range from “9/13/2013” through “11/4/2013”, and the USDA inspection mark may read “P-17999”.
The firm's investigation has identified a possible source of the contamination, but the FSIS is continuing to work with federal and state public health partners, including the U.S. Health and Human Services' Food and Drug Administration and the MADPH and NHDPH.
Consuming listeria-contaminated food can cause listeriosis, a serious infection that primarily affects older adults, persons with weakened immune systems, and pregnant women and their newborns. No illnesses have been reported so far.
Consumers with food safety questions can “Ask Karen,” the FSIS virtual representative available 24 hours a day at AskKaren.gov. The toll-free USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline 1-888-MPHotline (1-888-674-6854) is available in English and Spanish and can be reached from l0 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Eastern Time) Monday through Friday. Recorded food safety messages are available 24 hours a day. The online Electronic Consumer Complaint Monitoring System can be accessed 24 hours a day at: http://www.fsis.usda.gov/reportproblem.
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