Boston Salads and Prepared Food is voluntarily recalling packages of their prepared salads due to potential listeria contamination.
According to the Associated Press, the company has reportedly pulled 223,000 pounds of chicken salads and 80,000 pounds of seafood and shrimp, seafood and shrimp and tuna salads from the shelves.
The recalled chicken salad were made between Aug. 23 and Oct. 14 for sale in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. According to a press release, the products had Rachael's Gourmet, Dietz and Watson, and Boston Salads labels on them. Products affected by the recall carry sell-by dates of Sept. 13, Sept. 16, Sept. 25 and Nov. 1, Nov. 4, and Nov. 13
The Food and Drug Administration have not reported any illnesses linked with the salads.
Listeria monocytogenes, which causes listeriosis, can be serious for certain people with compromised immune systems, pregnant women, older adults and newborns, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported. Symptoms typically include muscle aches, fever and diarrhea.
The recall is unrelated to another salad recall announced on Monday involving Taylor Farms broccoli salad and slaw sold in 25 eastern and southern states. Taylor Farms has recalled 5,084 pounds of broccoli salad kit products because of possible Listeria contamination, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said. Packages dressing were the subject of the recall.
The recall of Taylor Farms' broccoli salad kits is considered a "class 1" hazard, meaning there is "reasonable probability" that consuming the product will cause "serious adverse health consequences or death."
The Taylor Farms recall involved food sold at deli counters in supermarket chains including Price Chopper, Shaw's, Shoprite, Acme Markets, Stop & Shop and others between Oct. 19 and Oct. 24. Separately, grocers Winn-Dixie and Giant Food say they have removed the items from their stores and are offering customers' refunds.
There have been no reports of illnesses in connection with those products.