HelloFresh of New York, N.Y. is recalling frozen peas that may be contaminated with Listeria. The recall was issued after the company was notified by a supplier that the peas may be contaminated. Consumers who have purchased HelloFresh meals containing these peas should not eat them.
The peas were included in HelloFresh recipe kits delivered the week of June 11-15, 2016 and the weeks of March 12-25, 2016. The were delivered by a third-party delivery service in Colorado, New Mexico, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Florida, and Georgia, as part of the following meals: “Summer Vegetable Salad with Seared Chicken, Garlic Croutons, and Mustard-Chive Vinaigrette” (June 11-15, 2016), “Lemony Pan-Seared Chicken with Pesto Potato Salad and Peas” (March 12-18, 2016), and “Seared Steak with Spring Veggie Succotash and Mint-Chive Pesto” and “Nir’s Lamb-Stuffed Zucchini with Spiced Lentil Stew” (March 19-25, 2016).
Symptoms of a Listeria infection can take as long s 70 days to develop. They include: high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea,. Among pregnant women, Listeria can cause miscarriages and stillbirths.
