Indiana Meijer Stores Recall Select Produce Due To Listeria Risk

INDIANAPOLIS, IN — The Food And Drug Administration reports Meijer has recalled select packaged store brand products sold in several states including Indiana, containing sliced apples that may be tainted with Listeria. The FDA says the Meijer brand packaged products were supplied by Detroit-based Fresh-Pak, Inc., who notified Meijer of a possible Listeria contamination after being alerted by supplier Jack Brown. The FDA says the recalled product will be in plastic containers with printed labels and include “sell by” range of Dec. 17, 2017 through Dec. 21, 2017.

The products were also sold in Meijer stores in Michigan, Ohio, Illinois, Kentucky and Wisconsin.

Recalled products:

• Meijer Michigan Harvest Salad – 10 oz. – (UPC) 708820684003
• Meijer Sharable Waldorf Salad – 16 oz. – (UPC) 713733538640
• Meijer Fresh Cranberry Apple Stuffing Starter – 18.9 oz. – (UPC) 719283379771

So far, no one has reported any illnesses in connection to the recall. However, the FDA reports Listeria monocytogenes can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems, including animals. Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, a Listeria monocytogenes infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.

If you purchased the recalled foods you should throw it out of return in to Meijer for a refund.

Consumers with questions regarding this recall should contact Meijer for further direction at 800-543-3704, available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Consumers with questions or concerns about their health should contact their Physician.

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