Jumbo Foods Inc. of Mukilteo, Washington, is recalling some of their Tuscan Sun brand refrigerated and frozen chicken salad sandwiches for possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. No illnesses have been reported to date in connection with this problem. These products were supplied by Tip Top Poultry, which recalled its frozen ready-to-eat chicken products after Listeria monocytogenes was found.
These products were distributed to food service and retail stores in Arizona, California, Nevada, North Carolina, Oregon, Utah, Virginia, and Washington. They were shipped between March 11, 2019 and September 27, 2019.
The frozen sandwiches have no sell-by or use by date printed on the package and have an 8 month shelf life. Refrigerated sandwiches have a 28 day shelf life.
These recalled frozen products include Tuscan Sun Bacon Ranch Chicken Salad on 9 grain with UPC number 4370101417, Cranberry Chicken Salad on 9 grain with UPC number 4370101414, Chipotle Chicken Salad on 9 grain with UPC number 4370101415, Chicken Salad on 9 grain with UPC number 4370101413, and Chicken Salad Wedges with UPC number 4370101426.
The refrigerated recalled products all have sell by/use by dates of 3/21/2019 through 11/01/2019. They include Tuscan Sun Bacon Ranch Chicken Salad on 9 grain with UPC number 4370101417, Cranberry Chicken Salad on 9 grain with UPC number 4370101414, Chipotle Chicken Salad on 9 grain with UPC number 4370101415, Chicken Salad on 9 grain with UPC number 4370101413, and Chicken Salad Wedges with UPC number 4370101426.
If you bought any of these products, don’t eat them. Throw them away in a secure garbage can, or take them back to the store where you bought them for a full refund.
Clean out your fridge using a mild bleach solution after you discard the sandwiches, because this pathogen can grow at refrigerator temps. Wash your hands with soap and water after cleaning.
If you ate any of these products, monitor yourself for the symptoms of listeriosis, which can take up to 70 days to appear. they include high fever, severe headache, stiff neck, muscle aches, diarrhea, and nausea. Pregnant women may only feel mildly sick but listeriosis can cause miscarriage and stillbirth.
