(WWJ) Check your chicken. Tyson Foods is calling a variety of pre-cooked products that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
After two people fell ill, an investigation involving the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and state public health partners linked the illness to Tyson products. Further investigation found that at least one additional person was sickened, and one person died.
A variety of items are included in the recall of approximately 8,492,832 pounds of chicken, such as pulled chicken beast, grilled chicken breast strips, diced chicken and Fajita strips.
The frozen, fully cooked chicken products were produced between December 26, 2020 and April 13, 2021.
CLICK HERE to see the full list of recalled products. View labels for the recalled items HERE.
All products included in the recall will have the number "EST. P-7089" on the product bag or inside the USDA mark of inspection. These items were shipped nationwide to retailers and institutions, including hospitals, nursing facilities, restaurants, schools and Department of Defense locations.
FSIS is concerned that some product may still be in freezers. Consumers should not eat these products, and institutions should not serve these products, FSIS said. If you have any of these products, throw them away or return them to the store where they were purchased.
The CDC cautions that consumption of food contaminated with L. monocytogenes can cause listeriosis, a serious infection that primarily affects older adults, those with weakened immune systems, and pregnant women and their newborns. Listeriosis can cause fever, muscle aches, headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance and convulsions sometimes preceded by diarrhea or other gastrointestinal symptoms. An invasive infection spreads beyond the gastrointestinal tract, and in rare cases it can be fatal. Anyone in the higher-risk categories who experience flu-like symptoms within two months after eating possibly contaminated food should call their doctor.
FSIS is continuing to work with federal and state public health partners to determine if there are additional illnesses linked to these products.
Get more information from the CDC at this link.
