PARKERS FARM, INC. OF COON RAPIDS, MINNESOTA TODAY EXPANDED THE PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED RECALL OF PRODUCTS TO INCLUDE ALL DATE CODES BECAUSE THEY HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BE CONTAMINATED WITH LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES, AN ORGANISM WHICH CAN CAUSE SERIOUS AND SOMETIMES FATAL INFECTION IN YOUNG CHILDREN, FRAIL OR ELDERLY PEOPLE, AND OTHERS WITH WEAKENED IMMUNE SYSTEMS. ALTHOUGH HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS MAY SUFFER ONLY SHORT-TERM SYMPOTMS SUCH AS HIGH FEVER, SEVERE HEADACHE, STIFFNESS, NAUSEA, ABDOMINAL PAIN AND DIARRHEA, LISTERIA INFECTION CAN CAUSE MISCARRIAGES AND STILLBIRTHS AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN.
This is a summary of a recall issued by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The link below will take you to the original recall press release containing complete information, including instructions about what to do if you are affected by this recall.
View Full Details Of Original FDA Recall Notice Here.
