Dozens of pre-made sandwiches are being recalled across the United States over fears they are contaminated with listeria.
The FDA announced Monday that the company Classic Delight was recalling 25 products that were shipped to distributors in Arkansas, California, Maryland, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Texas.
The products include individually wrapped ham and cheese sandwiches, chili hot dogs, cheeseburgers, cookies, pancakes, and chicken and waffles and were produced between May 11, 2023 and June 6, 2024.
Food may be circulating between distribution companies, which may supply schools, businesses, convenience and grocery stores, and vending machine companies.
The recalled products include individually wrapped sandwiches, hot dogs, hamburgers, cookies, pancakes and waffles.
Food may be circulating between distribution companies, which may supply schools, businesses, convenience stores, and vending companies.
He remember It was initiated after samples tested positive for listeria and the Ohio-based company is working with the USDA on the recall.
Production of the items has been halted while the company and government agencies investigate the source of the contamination.
The FDA has not received any reports of illnesses related to the recall.
Listeria is an infection usually caused by eating foods contaminated with the bacteria listeria monocytogenes.
Symptoms include fever, muscle aches, fatigue, diarrhea, abdominal pain, headache, stiff neck, confusion, and loss of balance.
Most people who eat foods contaminated with Listeria will not become seriously ill, but in some cases an infection can cause confusion, seizures, miscarriages in pregnant women, and even death.
This can happen when the infection spreads beyond the intestine and affects the central nervous system.
Classic Delight, an Ohio-based company, is recalling 25 products that were shipped to distributors in seven states.
The recalled items occurred between May 11, 2023 and June 6, 2024.
Serious infections are more likely to occur in more vulnerable populations, such as young children, the elderly, and pregnant women.
The CDC estimates that 1,600 Americans become infected with listeria each year and about 260 die.
The Classic Delight recall is the second for listeria contamination so far in 2024.
In February, the CDC warned Americans about a listeria outbreak linked to dairy products sold across the country.
Investigators said contaminated cheese, cream and yogurt made by Rizo-Lopez Foods had been voluntarily recalled because of the potentially lethal infection.
The products were sold at several major supermarket chains, including Food City and Whole Foods.
Twenty-six Americans fell ill and 23 were hospitalized in 11 states, while two deaths were reported: one in California and one in Texas.