Reser’s recalls chicken meal kits because of possible Listeria contamination

Reser’s Fine Foods is recalling some of its meal kits because they include chicken that is part of an 11 million pound recall for Listeria contamination.

The chicken was supplied by BrucePac. The Brucepak production facility has been found by the Food and Drug Administration to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes and chicken produced there is also contaminated.

Reser’s Fine Foods is no longer using any ingredients from the BrucePac facility, according to the company’s recall notice posted by the Food and Drug Administration.

The Reser’s meal kits were distributed in Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington and Wyoming.

For product photos and labeling codes for the sever recalled products, please click here.

Consumers who have purchased these kits should not consume any part of the kits; rather, they may return it to the store for a full refund or discard the item.

Consumers who have questions regarding this recall may call Reser’s Fine at 888-223-2127.

About Listeria infections
Food contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes may not look or smell spoiled but can still cause serious and sometimes life-threatening infections. Anyone who has eaten any of the recalledproductsand developed symptoms of Listeria infection should seek medical treatment and tell their doctors about the possible Listeria exposure.

Also, anyone who has eaten any of the recalled products should monitor themselves for symptoms during the coming weeks because it can take up to 70 days after exposure to Listeria for symptoms of listeriosis to develop. 

Symptoms of Listeria infection can include vomiting, nausea, persistent fever, muscle aches, severe headache, and neck stiffness. Specific laboratory tests are required to diagnose Listeria infections, which can mimic other illnesses. 

Pregnant women, the elderly, young children, and people such as cancer patients who have weakened immune systems are particularly at risk of serious illnesses, life-threatening infections, other complications and death. Although infected pregnant women may experience only mild, flu-like symptoms, their infections can lead to premature delivery, infection of the newborn, or even stillbirth.

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