A St. Paul food distribution company is recalling ready-to-eat meat and poultry salads and wraps because of possible listeria contamination, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said Friday.
About 33 pounds of ready-to-eat meat and poultry salads and wrapped products made by J&J Distributing may be affected.
The fully cooked salads and wraps were produced and packaged on Feb. 23 and list a "sell-by" date of Feb. 28, the USDA said. They were shipped to groceries and other establishments in Minnesota and Wisconsin.
The products being recalled are:
• 9-ounce plastic containers of Cobb salad.
• 10-ounce plastic containers labeled "Because life is delicious. tastebuds Bacon Lettuce Avocado Tomato Wrap."
• 10-ounce plastic containers labeled "Because life is delicious. tastebuds Turkey Ranch Club Wrap."
• 10-ounce plastic containers labeled "Because life is delicious. tastebuds Chicken Caesar Wrap."
• 12-ounce plastic containers labeled "Because life is delicious. tastebuds Southwest Style Chicken Salad."
• 12-ounce plastic containers of Southwest Style Chicken Salad.
The products have "EST. 38450" printed on the USDA inspection mark of inspection.
J&J found out about the problem from a third-party lab that found listeria contamination on a product contact surface sample, the USDA said. There have been no confirmed reports of illness caused by the products.
Consumers with the products should throw them away or return to them to the place of purchase, the USDA said.
Listeriosis is an infection that primarily affects older adults, persons with weakened immune systems, and pregnant women and their newborns. It causes fever, muscle aches, headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance and convulsions, sometimes preceded by diarrhea or other gastrointestinal symptoms.
