The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has issued two recall notices for Rosemount brand cooked chicken recently. The products are being recalled in connection with a Listeria monocytogenes outbreak investigation in that country. Seven people are sick; six have been hospitalized.
The first recall notice was issued on August 18, 2019. This product was sold in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Possibly National, Quebec, and Saskatchewan to hotels, restaurants, and institutions. The recalled product is Rosemount Cooked diced chicken meat 13 mm – 1/2″ (#16305) in 4.54 kg packages. The UPC number is 2 06 20263 12454 7, and the packdate is 01/21/19.
The second recall notice was issued on August 23, 2019 to include an additional product. This product was distributed to retail stores in British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, and may have been distributed nationwide. It is Rosemount Cooked diced chicken mostly dark 13 mm – 1/2″ (#18305) in 4.54 kg packages. The UPC number is 2 06 20263 12002 0 and the packdate is 01/21/19.
In both of these recalls, the notice states that the trigger was an investigation into a Listeria monocytogenes outbreak. The outbreak was announced by Public Health Canada on August 20, 2019.
Two other brands of cooked chicken have been recalled in relation to that outbreak: Reuven International diced cooked chicken, and Sysco Natural Proportions cooked shredded chicken.
Symptoms of listeriosis, the illness caused by this bacteria, can take up to 70 days to appear. Common symptoms include stiff neck, high fever, severe headache, muscle aches, nausea, and diarrhea. Pregnant women may only feel mildly ill with symptoms that are similar to the flu, but listeriosis can cause miscarriage, premature labor, stillbirth, and infection in the newborn. If you have eaten any of these products and have been sick with these symptoms, see your doctor.
