Boston Salads and Provisions is recalling about 222,959 pounds of ready-to-eat chicken salad products, as they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes (Lm), the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).
The products being recalled include Boston Salads Chicken Salad, Cranberry Walnut Chicken Salad, White Chicken Salad; Dietz & Watson Cranberry Walnut Chicken Salad, Tropical Cranberry Walnut, White Chicken Salad, Market Source Cranberry Walnut Chicken Salad, Northern Haserot Cranberry Walnut Chicken Salad, Price Chopper Cranberry Walnut Chicken Salad.
They also include Rachael's Gourmet Caesar Chicken Salad, Chicken Caesar Salad, Chicken Salad, Cranberry Walnut Chicken Salad and White Chicken Salad.
Products in the recall were produced between 23 August 2013, and 14 October 2013, and shipped to wholesalers for further distribution to retail locations in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. The packaging may feature the sell by dates ranging from '9/13/2013' through '11/4/2013' as well as the establishment number 'P-17999' inside the USDA mark of inspection.
Although the product may be expired, the FSIS is concerned that some may be left frozen in consumer or retail freezers.
The problem was identified when the New Hampshire Department of Public Health (NHDPH) determined that two samples tested positive for Lm with matching PFGE patterns.
FSIS and Boston Salads and Provisions have not received any reports of illnesses associated with the consumption of these products.
