Albertsons is voluntarily recalling certain tuna salad products sold at their stores in multiple states.
The recall covers select items containing tuna salad supplied by Reser’s Fine Foods, Albertsons said. Reser’s initiated the recall because of possible contamination with listeria monocytogenes in breadcrumbs used as an ingredient in their tuna salad.
The affected products were sold at Albertsons, Randalls and Tom Thumb stores in Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas, and are listed below.
Product NameUPCSizeSell thru datesRM DUO TUNA SALAD W/CRACKERS27183000000EachJul 17 25 Thru Jul 19 25RM TUNA SALAD PREMIUM SS21425000000EachJul 17 25 Thru Jul 19 25RM SNACKER TRAY TUNA SALAD21151300000EachJul 17 25 Thru Jul 19 25RM SANDWICH TUNA SALAD CROISSANT SS COLD21788400000EachJul 16 25 Thru Jul 18 25RM TUNA SALAD OVER BED OF LETTUCE SS21786400000EachJul 16 25 Thru Jul 18 25SALAD TUNA PREMIUM21228800000Variable weightJul 17 25 Thru Jul 19 25TRAY CROISSANT MINI SALAD 16 IN.27841300000EachJul 16 25 Thru Jul 18 25TRAY CROISSANT MINI SALAD 18 IN.27841200000EachJul 16 25 Thru Jul 18 25TRAY SALAD SANDWICH 12 IN.27841500000EachJul 16 25 Thru Jul 18 25TRAY SALAD SANDWICH 16 IN.27841400000EachJul 16 25 Thru Jul 18 25
Anyone who has purchased these products is urged not to consume them and to dispose of them or return the items to their local store for a full refund.
The FDA recommends that anyone who purchased or received any recalled products use extra vigilance in cleaning and sanitizing any surfaces and containers that may have come in contact with these products to reduce the risk of cross-contamination. Listeria can survive in refrigerated temperatures and can easily spread to other foods and surfaces.
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 recalled product and 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.
