The following products are subject to recall:
- Marketside Grilled Chicken Alfredo with Fettuccine 12.3 oz
- Marketside Grilled Chicken Alfredo with Fettuccine 32.8 oz
- Home Chef Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo 12.5 oz
FreshRealm has notified Walmart and Kroger to remove this meal from their shelves and inventory. Consumers who have purchased the meal should destroy it or return it to the place of purchase for a refund.
Out of an abundance of caution, FreshRealm is recalling the product while the investigation proceeds. The investigation will focus on how Listeria may have entered the product, and whether it entered from a FreshRealm facility, or through any of the ingredients that FreshRealm received from external ingredient suppliers.
FreshRealm remains committed to the highest standards of food safety and is working closely with the Food and Drug Administration, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to provide full transparency and access throughout the process.
FreshRealm is issuing this voluntary recall strictly as a precautionary step with a full commitment to public health and safety. The company has not received any direct reports of illness associated with the product and has received information on cases from the regulatory agencies, including that four consumers have reported eating the chicken alfredo product. Seventeen total cases are being investigated by the regulatory agencies, including three deaths and one pregnancy loss. The recalled product has not been established as a cause of any of these cases.
This voluntary recall does not apply to any other FreshRealm produced products.
Consumption of food contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes can cause listeriosis, a serious infection that primarily affects older adults, persons with weakened immune systems, and pregnant women and their newborns. Less commonly, persons outside these risk groups are affected.
Listeriosis can cause fever, muscle aches, headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance and convulsions sometimes preceded by diarrhea or other gastrointestinal symptoms. Anyone concerned about an illness should contact a healthcare provider.
Consumers with questions about this recall may contact FreshRealm’s customer service at 888-244-1562.
Media with questions about the recall may contact Mary Beth Lowell at [email protected] or 425-531-0122.
SOURCE FreshRealm, Inc.
