United States: CN Frozen Provisions Inc. has issued a recall for Sysco Classic Riced Cauliflower as Listeria monocytogenes has been found in the product. The manufacturing plant has been situation in Coral Gables, Florida.
As per the preliminary information disseminated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on their official website, the recall commenced on April 27 and is still in progress. The affected merchandise was distributed in the state of Texas.
Details of the recalled item are as follows:
Sysco Classic Riced Cauliflower, packaged in a 4-pound plastic sack (6 units per carton box)
Volume of Product: 3,240 cases
Manufacture Date: May 30, 2023
Optimal Consumption Date: May 2025
Reorder Number: 5087729
Consumers are advised against the utilization of this product. Recalled items should either be disposed of or returned to the point of purchase.
What Exactly is Listeria Infections?
Consumption of food using Listeria monocytogens may not spoil in sight characteristics and night-smell, or else it may lead to dangerous, high-risk illnesses. It is recommended that people who have ingested any of the sold-out food under recall and present conditions indicative of Listeria infections seek medical attention and notify their healthcare providers of the possible exposure to Listeria.
On the other hand, people who have consumed the affected items should pay attention to their health over the course of the next 70 days after exposure, for listerosis might present itself only about that time after the entry of the pathogenic microbe.
Stomach flu, nausea, prolonged fever, muscle pain, hammering headache may be among some of the symptoms such as the rigidity of the neck. Accurate Listeria diagnosis is contingent upon proper laboratory testing because symptoms of this condition can be mistaken for another illness.
People who are pregnant, elderly, babies, and those who have low immunity are the most vulnerable in this category. This means they are more likely to develop severe illnesses than others, as well as life-threatening opportunistic infections, additional complications, and possibly death. The infected mothers, although ask only mild symptoms resembling broad-spectrum flu, may result in preterm delivery, neonatal infection, and even fetal death.