Chicken sold at dozens of supermarkets and restaurants across the US has been recalled for possible listeria contamination.
Tip Top Poultry Inc., of Rockmart, Georgia, issued the recall in September for frozen, cooked, diced, or shredded chicken, which was sold under various brands at stores including Trader Joe's, Aldi, and Target.
The recall has since been expanded to dozens of additional products from at least 83 retailers, according to the US Department of Agriculture.
In an alert issued in early October, the USDA classified the recall as class 1, which the agency defines as "a health hazard situation where there is a reasonable probability that the use of the product will cause serious, adverse health consequences or death."
The chains impacted by the recall include Giant Supermarket, Kroger, Food Lion, Harris Teeter, Bi-Lo, Piggly Wiggly, Kings Supermarket, Jersey Mike's, and others, according to the USDA.
Listeria monocytogenes can cause serious, and sometimes fatal, infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Symptoms of infection include high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain, and diarrhea.
Items affected by the recall were produced from January 21 through September 24. The recalled products include ready-to-eat sandwiches and several types of chicken salad, as well as frozen items, such as chicken pot pie sold by Trader Joe's and butter-chicken spring rolls sold under Kroger's Private Selection brand.
Tip Top Poultry initiated the recall after "multiple samples of product produced by Tip Top Poultry, Inc. confirmed positive for the presence of listeria monocytogenes after being tested in Canada," the USDA's recall alert said.
There have been no confirmed reports of any illnesses related to the recalled products.
Here's the full list of retailers impacted by the recall, according to the USDA.
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