King Soopers & City Market Recall Broccoli Deli Salads

DENVER, CO -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned that contamination from the bacteria Listeria monocytogenes may be found in vegetable-oriented products sold in Colorado grocery stores. King Soopers and City Market issued recalls Wednesday for deli cole slaw and deli salads made with broccoli warning of a Listeria risk. The FDA also warned that cut, lightly processed, cut vegetables from Mann Packing and sold at grocers such as Walmart and Trader Joe's also had a risk of Listeria contamination.

The Kings Soopers recall pertained to stores in Colorado, Utah, New Mexico and Wyoming.

"The deli broccoli salads and coleslaw are sold from the service case in the deli department at King Soopers and City Market. King Soopers and City Market have removed these items from store shelves and initiated their customer recall notification system that alerts customers who may have purchased recalled products through register receipt tape messages and phone calls," the recall says.

The fresh-cut vegetables recalled by Salinas, California-based Mann Packing include dozens of packaged vegetable products with expiration dates between Oct. 11-20. A random sample by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency found a single instance of Listeria monocytogenes.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warns anyone can develop an infection from eating food contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, not just pregnant women or those with weakened immune systems. The contaminated food will not look or taste any different.

According to the CDC, symptoms of listeriosis can include: headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance, and convulsions in addition to fever and muscle aches. People with invasive listeriosis usually report symptoms starting one week to a month after eating food contaminated with Listeria; some people have reported symptoms starting as late as 70 days after exposure or as early as the same day of exposure.

Anyone who has eaten the deli salads or pre-packaged vegetables listed in the recalls and developed symptoms of Listeria infection should seek medical attention and tell their doctors about the possible exposure, the FDA recommended.

According to the CDC: People with invasive listeriosis usually report symptoms starting 1 to 4 weeks after eating food contaminated with Listeria; some people have reported symptoms starting as late as 70 days after exposure or as early as the same day of exposure.
In pregnant women, the infection can cause miscarriages, stillbirths, premature delivery or life-threatening infection of the newborn. Listeria bacteria can also cause serious, sometimes fatal, infections in young children, older adults and people with weakened immune systems, including cancer patients.
In March, 2017, the CDC reported a multi-state Listeriaoutbreak that hospitalized eight people in four states linked to raw milk cheeses produced by Vulto Creamery. The cheeses were recalled. All eight people were hospitalized, including two people from Connecticut and Vermont,, who died. One illness was reported in a newborn.
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