Tyson Food Inc. Recalls Ready-To-Eat Chicken Products After Possible Listeria Contamination

Tyson Foods Inc. has recalled nearly 8.5 million pounds of ready-to-eat chicken products because they could be contaminated with Listeria.

On Saturday, the USDA Food and Safety Inspection Service announced a recall on millions of ready-to-go cooked chicken products because of possible Listeria contamination. “The frozen, fully cooked chicken products were produced between December 26, 2020, and April 13, 2021,” the agency said in a statement.

“The bear establishment number ‘EST. P-7089’ on the product bag or inside the USDA mark of inspection. These items were shipped nationwide to retailers and institutions, including hospitals, nursing facilities, restaurants, schools, and Department of Defense locations,” the statement said.

This news comes after two people became ill with listeriosis; they ended up working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to find out how they were contaminated. It led back to the Tyson ready-to-go meat, CNN reports.

“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 statement said. The agency stated that anyone with the products should immediately throw them away or return them to the store they purchased them from.