Atlanta

Health alert issued for listeria concerns in chicken salad made by metro company

MARIETTA, Ga. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service has issued a health alert for a locally made chicken salad product over listeria concerns.

The alert was issued for 8- and 16-ounce deli hinged containers of “simply fresh Market Chicken Salad Apples & Walnuts” with a sell by date of “1/25″ printed on the label.

The salad is made by Simply Fresh Market based in Marietta.

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“The problem was discovered when the company notified FSIS that product sampling reported positive Listeria monocytogenes results. There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products. Anyone concerned about an illness should contact a health care provider,” the FSIS said in a news release.

“Consumers who have purchased these products are urged not to consume them,” the statement continued. “These products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase.”

The FSIS said the products were sold at three different grocery stores in Atlanta. There are concerns that some of the products may still be in consumers’ refrigerators.

“Listeriosis can cause fever, muscle aches, headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance and convulsions, sometimes preceded by diarrhea or other gastrointestinal symptoms,” the FSIS said.

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