What are the symptoms?
Foods contaminated with L.monocytogenes can cause listerosis, which is a common infection that primarily affects older adults, those with weak immune systems, pregnant women, and newborns. Listerosis can cause fever, muscle aches, headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance and convulsions, often it is preceded by diarrhea or other gastrointestinal symptoms. The infection can cause miscarriages, premature delivery or even life-threatening infections on newborns. Listerosis can be treated with antibiotics, but people who are under the high-risk categories can even experience flu-like symptoms within two months after eating contaminated food and should seek medical help immediately.
If you have any of the items listed above, make sure you throw them away or return them to the place of purchase. For more information on other recalls, you can visit the FSIS website at www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls.
