Active recall · ListeriaUpdated 23 Aug 2017 · 9 yr 1 mo ago

Expresco Foods Inc. Recalls Chicken Skewer Products Due to Possible Listeria Contamination

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23, 2017 Expresco Foods, Inc., a MontrÇal, QuÇbec establishment, is recalling approximately 20,446 pounds of imported chicken skewer products that may be adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes , the U.S. Department of Agricultures Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The fully cooked chicken skewer items were packaged on August 9 and 15, 2017. The following products are subject to recall: [ View Labels (PDF only)] The products subject to recall bear establishment number 36 inside the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) mark of inspection. These items were shipped to retail locations in Arizona, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan and Texas. The problem was discovered by the FSIS import inspector during routine inspection of foreign shipments. There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products. 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. Less commonly, persons outside these risk groups are affected. Listeriosis can cause fever, muscle aches, headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance and convulsions sometimes preceded by diarrhea or other gastrointestinal symptoms. An invasive infection spreads beyond the gastrointestinal tract. In pregnant women, the infection can cause miscarriages, stillbirths, premat