Frozen Chicken Products Recalled Due to Possible Listeria Contamination

If you have bought any ready-to-eat frozen chicken products lately, you'll want to check if they are part of a recent recall notice.

Al-Safa US LLC has recalled approximately 2,010 pounds of imported frozen chicken products that may be contaminated with Listeria, according to the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).

What We Know

The frozen ready-to-eat chicken products were produced in Canada on June 5, 2024, and imported to the U.S. on June 13, 2024, and June 21, 2024.

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The following products are subject to recall:

12.1-oz. cardboard box package containing “Al Safa Halal Charcoal Grilled Chicken Seekh Kebab Grilled, Minced, Chicken Patty Kebab” with “NOV 30 25” and “0605404” printed on a sticker on the outside of the package.

14.11-oz. cardboard box package containing “Al Safa Halal Fully Cooked Chicken Chapli Kebab Seasoned Chicken Patty” with “NOV 30 25” and “0605416” printed on a sticker on the outside of the package.

The products bear the establishment number “866” inside the Canadian mark of inspection. These items were shipped to retail locations nationwide.

The problem was discovered after FSIS performed routine product testing, which indicated that the product may be contaminated with Listeria.

There have been no confirmed reports of illness due to consumption of these products. Anyone concerned about an illness should contact a healthcare provider.

FSIS is concerned that some products may be in consumers’ freezers. Consumers who have purchased these products should not consume them. They should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase.

What is Listeria?

Eating food contaminated with Listeria can cause listeriosis, a severe infection primarily affecting older adults, persons with weakened immune systems, and pregnant women. This is why you should throw the product away or return it for a full refund if you have it. Do not eat the products.

Listeriosis can cause fever, muscle aches, headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance, and convulsions, sometimes preceded by diarrhea or other gastrointestinal symptoms. An invasive infection spreads beyond the gastrointestinal tract.

In pregnant women, the disease can cause miscarriages, stillbirths, premature delivery, or life-threatening infection of the newborn. It can also cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in older adults and persons with weakened immune systems.

Symptoms can take up to eight weeks to appear, so you should be diligent about your symptoms. Persons in the higher-risk categories who experience flu-like symptoms within two months after eating contaminated food should seek medical care and tell the healthcare provider about eating the contaminated food.

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