Tyson Foods is recalling nearly 4,500 tons (4,082.33 metric tons) of ready-to-eat chicken products after it was determined the products may be contaminated with listeria bacteria, federal officials said Thursday.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the recall a month after two consumers reported having listeriosis. Further investigation revealed one fatality in addition to the two cases of listeriosis attributed to pre-cooked chicken from Tyson Foods of Dexter, Missouri, according to a statement from the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service.
The recall affects three dozen pre-cooked chicken products marketed under the Tyson and other labels. The recalled products have the company number “EST. P-7089 “on the product pouch or in the USDA certification mark. These items have been shipped to retailers and institutions nationwide, including hospitals, care facilities, restaurants, schools, and military locations.
Listeriosis is a serious infection that mainly affects older adults, people with weakened immune systems, and pregnant women and their newborns. It causes fever, muscle pain, headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance, and cramps, sometimes preceded by diarrhea or other gastrointestinal symptoms. In pregnant women, the infection can lead to miscarriages, stillbirths, premature births or life-threatening infections in the newborn. In addition, serious and sometimes fatal infections in older adults and those with weakened immune systems.
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