Fresh Ideation recalls hundreds of foods over listeria risk

7 months ago

More than 400 nutrient items sold nether dozens of brands names, including Bistro to Go and Fresh Creative Cuisine, person been recalled owed to imaginable listeria contamination, according to shaper Fresh Ideation Food Group.

The recalled items are from Baltimore-based Fresh Ideation and were sold from January 24 done January 30, nan institution said successful a statement on Friday posted by nan U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

The products were sold successful locations including unit stores and vending machines successful 9 states and nan District of Columbia. The states are:

Connecticut
Maryland
Massachusetts
New Jersey
New York
North Carolina
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
Virginia

All nan recalled products person a Fresh Creative Cuisine explanation and/or an identifier astatine nan bottommost of its explanation pinch nan Fresh Creative Cuisine sanction and a "sell-through" day from January 31 to February 6.

The recalled products see bacon, ovum and cheddar muffins sold nether nan Bistro To Go, Quick & Fresh and Westin Label brands, arsenic good arsenic ham and Swiss paninis sold nether nan Bistro to Go, Fresh Creative Cuisine and Quick & Fresh brands, among hundreds of others (See here for a afloat database of recalled items.)

The callback was owed to biology samples testing affirmative for listeria, according to nan statement. No illnesses person been reported.

Young children, frail aliases aged group arsenic good arsenic those pinch weakened immune systems tin suffer superior and sometimes fatal illnesses from listeria infections, according to nan CDC. Healthy group whitethorn acquisition short-term symptoms specified arsenic precocious fever, terrible headache and tummy pain. The organism tin besides origin miscarriages and stillbirths.

An estimated 1,600 Americans get listeriosis each twelvemonth and astir 260 die, according to nan CDC.

Fresh Ideation urged consumers who purchased nan recalled products to interaction nan institution astatine (855) 969-3338 Monday done Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Eastern time.