King Soopers and City Market are recalling deli broccoli salads and coleslaw for possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Those stores are located in Colorado, Utah, New Mexico and Wyoming. No illnesses have been reported yet in connection with this issue.
These salads are sold from the service case in the deli department of these supermarkets. The items have been removed from store shelves and company offices have initiated their customer recall notification system.
The recalled products were sold in various sizes between October 1 and October 21, 2017. They include Deli Broccoli Almond Salad with UPC number 289861-2XXXX; Asian Pasta Salad, with UPC number 279867-4XXXX; Deli Colorado Coleslaw with UPC number 247094-6XXXX; and Deli California Broccoli Salad with UPC number 237193-5XXXX.
King Soopers and City Market were notified on October 20, 2017 by the manufacturer, Journey Cuisine, that these products were made with an ingredient from Mann Packing that may be contaminated with the pathogenic bacteria.
If you purchased these salads, do not eat them. Throw them away in a sealed or double bagged package so other people and animals can’t eat them, or take them or the receipt back to the store where you bought them for a full refund.
Then clean out your refrigerator with a mild bleach solution to kill any remaining bacteria. Listeria monocytogenes bacteria can grow at temperatures below 40°F, and freezing doesn’t kill it. If there are bacteria in your fridge, other foods could be cross-contaminated.
If you ate any of these recalled products, watch yourself for the symptoms of listeriosis for the next 70 days. Those symptoms may include high fever, stiff neck, severe headache, diarrhea, and abdominal cramps. Most people get sick within a few weeks.
Pregnant women must be especially cautious with this infection, since it can cause miscarriage, stillbirth, premature labor, and infection of the newborn baby. If you do feel sick, see your doctor and tell her you ate this recalled product.
