A SALINAS-BASED COMPANY IS AT THE CENTER OF A VOLUNTARY VEGETABLE RECALL THAT INCLUDES 6 GROCERY STORE COMPANIES. MANN PACKING SHIPS TO ALBERTSONS, WHOLE FOODS, WAL-MART, AND 3 OTHER GROCERY STORE CHAINS IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA. MANN PACKING IS RECALLING BROCCOLI AND OTHER MINIMALLY PROCESSED VEGETABLES THAT MAY BE CONTAMINATED WITH LISTERIA. OFFICIALS HAVE NOT REPORTED ANY ILLNESSES ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECALLED PRODUCTS. THEY WERE DISTRIBUTED WITH V A “BEST IF USED BY” DATES FROM OCTOBER 10TH TO 20TH. SHORT-TERM SYMPTOMS OF LISTERIA INCLUDE HIGH FEVER, HEADACHES, STIFFNESS, NAUSEA, ABDOMINAL PAIN, AND DIARRHEA.
THERE’S ALSO AN EARTHBOUND FARM L-L-C SALAD KIT THAT HAS BEEN RECALLED, BECAUSE THE KIT MAY CONTAIN THE WRONG DRESSING PACKETS. THE SAN JUAN BAUTISTA COMPANY HAS VOLUNTARILY RECALLED 17-HUNDRED AND 55 CASES OF THE CHOPPED ASIAN STYLE SALAD KITS, BECAUSE SOME HAVE THE SOUTHWEST SALAD’S DRESSING THAT CONTAINS EGG AND MILK. THE EXPIRATION DATE FOR THE KITS IS OCTOBER 24TH. THOSE PRODUCTS WERE DISTRIBUTED TO STORES IN 29 STATES.
