More Than 3 Tons Of Ready-To-Eat Chicken Salad Products Recalled

HOUSTON (CBSDFW.COM) - Ron's Home Style Foods, a Houston establishment, is recalling approximately 6,900 pounds of ready-to-eat (RTE) chicken salad products that may be adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced Wednesday.

The RTE chicken salad items were produced and packaged on October 22, 2018. The following products are subject to recall:

· 5-lb. bulk packages of "Ron's Home Style Foods CRANBERRY PECAN WHITE MEAT CHICKEN SALAD" with a "Use by" date of 11/25/2018.
· 5-lb. bulk packages of "Ron's Home Style Foods CHICKEN SALAD SUPREME" with a "Use by" date of 11/25/2018.
· 32-lb. bulk packages of "Ron's Home Style Foods THE SANDWICH FACTORY CHICKEN SALAD" with a "Use by" date of 11/16/2018.
· 32-lb. bulk packages of "Ron's Home Style Foods HONEY PECAN WHITE MEAT CHICKEN SALAD" with a "Use by" date of 11/21/2018.
· 12-oz. plastic container of "Texas Kitchen Salads Cranberry Pecan White Chicken Salad" with a "Use by" date of 11/25/2018.
· 12-oz. plastic container of "Texas Kitchen Salads Chicken Salad Supreme" with a "Use by" date of 11/25/2018.
The products subject to recall bear establishment number "P-32049" inside the USDA mark of inspection. These items were shipped to institutional and retail locations in Texas.

The problem was discovered on November 13, 2018 during routine record review by FSIS inspection program personnel.

There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products. Anyone concerned about an injury or illness should contact a healthcare provider.

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, premature delivery or life-threatening infection of the newborn. In addition, serious and sometimes fatal infections in older adults and persons with weakened immune systems. Listeriosis is treated with antibiotics. Persons in the higher-risk categories who experience flu-like symptoms within two months after eating contaminated food should seek medical care and tell the health care provider about eating the contaminated food.

FSIS is concerned that some product may be in consumers' refrigerators. Consumers who have purchased these products are urged not to consume them.

These products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase.