Whole Foods Chicken Salad Recalled

Whole Foods is recalling bulk and packaged Curry Chicken Salad and Classic Deli Pasta Salad sold in seven states, including Rhode Island, due to possible Listeria contamination concerns.

The salads recalled were sold in stores in New Jersey, Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut and New York. The company said the items were recalled because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria Monocytogenes.

Listeria Monocytogenes is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women. Consumers should seek immediate medical care if they develop these symptoms.

The company says no illnesses have been reported.

The salads were sold prepackaged, in salad bars, in store’s chef’s cases and in sandwiches and wraps prepared in the stores. The effected products were sold in stores between October 18 and October 22, 2015 and have a “sell by” date of October 23, 2015.

There are 10 recall items included in the list. You can view them here by UPC code, name and sell by date >>>

If you have purchased any of these products, Whole Foods officials say you should discard it and bring your receipt to the store for a full refund.