Chicken Fried Rice Products Recalled In Rhode Island For Listeria Contamination

RHODE ISLAND — Garland Ventures has recalled 13,842 pounds of ready-to-eat chicken fried rice products that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) said Thursday.

State health officials said the chicken fried rice products were produced on Nov. 10. Specifically, the product is in 12-ounce trays containing Freshness Guaranteed brand "chicken fried rice diced chicken meat with vegetables and rice in a savory soy sauce." The product have a lot code of WK10CFR and a best if used by date of Nov. 10, 2024, on the label.

These items were shipped to retail locations nationwide, state health officials said.

There have been no confirmed reports of illness, as of Thursday, according to RIDOH.

Listeria can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy people may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain, and diarrhea. Listeria infection can also cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.

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