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ALERT- PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT

This is a health hazard situation where there is a reasonable probability that the use of the product can cause serious, adverse health consequences or death.

Product May Be Contaminated with Listeria Monocytogenes

Listeriosis is a serious infection usually caused by eating food contaminated with the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes. An estimated 1,600 people get listeriosis each year, and about 260 die. The infection is most likely to sicken pregnant women and their newborns, adults aged 65 or older, and people with weakened immune systems.

Some major supermarket chains and food suppliers in the United States and Canada including Walmart, Whole Foods Market, Meijer, Albertsons and Trader Joe’s have pulled products from their shelves due to a massive recall for bags and packages of fresh cut vegetables across the U.S. due to potential listeria contamination.

Mann Packing of Salinas, California is voluntarily recalling minimally processed vegetable products listed below because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. Mann Packing is issuing this recall in response to a single positive result found on one of our products during random sampling by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. Mann Packing is issuing this recall out of an abundance of caution. To date, public health officials have not reported any illnesses associated with these products.

The recalled product has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.

Although healthy individuals 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 recalled products were distributed throughout the United States and Canada with “best if used by” dates from October 11 to October 20 listed on the front of the packaging. For recalled products distributed at retail and foodservice, product names, UPC codes and “best if used by” dates are listed below.

Among the biggest retailers in the recall is Meijer’s, a supermarket chain based in Grand Rapids, Mich. It said it has 39 fresh vegetable products covered by the recall. They include vegetable trays, broccoli florets, asparagus spears and an “autumn harvest salad.” The food was sold in stores in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin and available for purchase through Friday, USA Today reports.

Albertson’s recall includes some seafood-based meal kits that included fresh vegetables as ingredients.

Some of the fallout from the Mann recall:

• Whole Foods is recalling salads from 10 northern California stores, such as Veggie Power Blend, Sesame Chicken Power Salad and Mexican Chicken Power Salad. All were sold by the pound at salad bars.
• Randalls, Tom Thumb and Albertsons stores in Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas are recalling Ready. Chef. Go! seafood meal bags that include cut vegetables. At issue are those with sell-by dates through Oct. 22 that are packaged in clear cooking bags and are sold from refrigerated cases, including numerous fish filet and shrimp kits.
• Albertsons, Safeway, Vons and Pak N’ Save stores in California, Hawaii, Nevada, Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico, South Dakota and Wyoming are recalling certain fresh vegetable trays and cups. The items have sell-by dates through Oct. 24 and are packaged in clear plastic trays and cups of various sizes.
• Seattle-based Triple B, a food supplier, is recalling salad kits and stir-fry mixes, sold in store delis and used in hospitals, schools and hotels in Oregon and Washington.
• Triple-B is recalling  broccoli florets, stir fry kits, veggie trays with cauliflower and veggie pack combos that were sold in store delis in Alaska.

Mann Packing is fully cooperating with U.S. and Canadian health officials on this recall. Mann Packing is contacting all affected customers to confirm that the recalled product is removed from store shelves. Consumers who have purchased any recalled products listed below are urged not to consume them, discard them or return them to the place of purchase for a full refund. Consumers with further questions may contact Mann Packing on our 24-hour consumer line at 888-470-2681 or visit veggiesmadeeasy.com/products.

“As an owner of this company and a mom, providing safe and healthy foods to our consumers and their families is always our top priority,” said Gina Nucci, Director of Corporate Marketing. “This voluntary recall is a reflection of our commitment to ensuring the safety of our consumers.”

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MANN PACKING ITEMS AFFECTED BY 10.19.17 RECALL

‘BEST BY’ OR ‘BEST IF USED BY’ CODES RANGE: OCT 11 2017 – OCT 20 2017 OR JULIAN DATES 270-276

For more information, visit veggiesmadeeasy.com.

Source- FDA

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