NEW YORK (1010 WINS/WCBS 880) – Grocery retailer Stew Leonard’s issued an "allergy alert" Monday and said it was voluntarily recalling some chicken products sold in Connecticut, New York and New Jersey because they may contain undeclared milk.
The products were sold in the deli department at seven Stew Leonard's stores in Connecticut, New York and New Jersey between August 2022 and Jan. 29, 2024, according to the company and the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection.
The seven impacted locations include the stores in Danbury, Norwalk and Newington in Connecticut; East Meadow, Farmingdale and Yonkers in New York; and Paramus in New Jersey.
The recalled products include Sliced and Shaved Chicken; Sliced and Shaved Buffalo Chicken; Chicken Salad; Chicken Salad Sub Sandwich; Buffalo Chicken Salad; Boom Boom Chicken Salad; Cape Cod Chicken Salad (sold in Norwalk only); and Lite Chicken Salad (sold in Norwalk only).
No illnesses have been reported as of Monday, the officials said.
Customers who have purchased the recalled products are advised to bring the product back to Stew Leonard's customer service for a full refund.
The recall comes just weeks after Stew Leonard’s issued a cookie recall following the death of a 25-year-old professional dancer in New York City, who officials said ate a mislabeled cookie containing peanuts.
The cookie was among 500 recalled packages of Vanilla Florentine Cookies sold in the grocer's stores in Danbury and Newington in Connecticut from Nov. 6 to Dec. 31.
Órla Baxendale died Jan. 11 after suffering anaphylactic shock resulting from a severe allergic reaction, according to a law firm representing her interests.
The cookies contained peanuts as an unlisted ingredient and Baxendale ate them at a social gathering in Connecticut, state health and consumer protection officials said.
Authorities later issued another alert saying the same cookies also contained eggs, which also were not listed on the label and can cause allergic reactions for some.
The cookies were produced by the Long Island-based wholesaler Cookies United and labeled with the Stew Leonard’s brand name, according to state officials.
Stew Leonard Jr., the retailer’s president and CEO, said in a video that the supplier went from soy nuts to peanuts in the recipe without notifying their chief safety officer.
Cookies United said in a release that they notified Stew Leonard’s last July that the product contained peanuts and that all products shipped to the retailer had been labeled accordingly. Cookies United said the incorrect label was created by Stew Leonard’s.
Peanuts, eggs and milk are among nine major food allergens identified in federal law that requires such ingredients to be listed on food packaging.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.