Listeria Recall Affects Subs Sold In Illinois: FDA

ILLINOIS — Another food-borne illness fear as a company has voluntarily recalled its pre-made turkey and Swiss cheese submarine sandwiches from stores in Illinois and 10 other states. Lipari Foods, LLC has issued a voluntary recall of Premo Brand and Fresh Grab turkey and Swiss submarine sandwiches produced and packaged by sister company JLM due to potential listeria contamination.

The recall affects these products:

• Premo Brand Turkey & Swiss Subs with a sell-by date of Aug. 6, 2018 and UPC code 612510001042, lot number 17201807
• Fresh Grab Turkey & Swiss Subs with a sell-by date of Aug. 6, 2018 and UPCcode 17201807, lot number 612510001042

The sandwiches were distributed to food service and retail stores in Illinois, Florida, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Wisconsin and West Virginia.

Listeria monocytogenesis an organism, which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people and others with weakened immune systems, the FDA said. Although healthy people may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.

The latest recall comes after multiple products sold in Illinois, including several brands of crackers, cereal and raw turkey, were pulled from stores for salmonella fears. Parasite infections in Illinois have also been linked to McDonald's salads and food served at a country club event in the suburbs.

Read more about the recall here.

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