Check Your Refrigerator and Pantry: Over 400 Products Recalled

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If you live in Connecticut, District of Columbia, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Virginia, please double-check any recently purchased groceries.

Because according to the US Food and Drug Administration, over 400 products within the Fresh Ideation product line in those states are being recalled due to concerns over potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

According to the FDA, Listeria “can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.”

“Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women,” the FDA added in its recall warning.

The FDA also warned that, within the affected states, the contaminated goods could’ve been purchased from “retail locations, vending machines, and during travel with transportation providers.”

The products cover a wide range, including “sandwiches, salads, snacks, yogurt, wraps and related products.”

Indeed, there is quite a range within the 400 products being recalled, from pizzas to parfaits.

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