Listeria, recall and Ready Foods
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Fresh & Ready Foods has recalled several ready-to-eat foods that don’t need extra cooking, including certain sandwiches and snacks, due to potential listeria monocytogenes contamination, according to a recall notice from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
To alert customers, Spar is displaying point of sale notices in stores that sell the impacted products which explain why the recall was announced. “Spar Enjoy Local Fillets have tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes,” the retailer said.
SPAR discovered Listeria monocytogenes in three of its chicken products, prompting an urgent food recall from the supermarket and an alert from the Food Standards Agency (FSA). At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
A listeria outbreak linked to ready-to-eat sandwiches and snacks has sickened at least 10 people in the U.S., and a producer is voluntarily recalling dozens of products sold to retail stores,