Giant Eagle stores are recalling Reser’s Fine Foods products for possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The recall affects product sold in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Maryland, and West Virginia.
The products recalled include Diced Summer Slaw, Diced Summer Salad, and several Grab and Go combo meals that may include Diced Summer Slaw. The Grab and Go combo meals that are being recalled include Barbeque Half Chicken combo, 2-Piece Dark Chicken combo, Parmesan Crusted Chicken combo, and Chicken Breast and Wing combo. All were sold in the prepared foods department, either behind the counter or out of the grab-and-go case. The products have sell by dates between October 13, 2013 and October 29, 2013. All had a three day shelf life.
You can return these products for a refund. But if you ate those products, monitor yourself for the symptoms of Listeria monocytogenes food poisoning for the next two months. It can take up to 70 days for Listeria symptoms to present. Those symptoms include flu like fever, muscle aches, upset stomach, diarrhea, stiff neck, headache, loss of balance, confusions, and/or convulsions. Pregnant women may only have very mild symptoms, but listeriosis can cause miscarriage and stillbirth. If you do experience these symptoms, visit your doctor and tell her you ate one of the recalled products.
