Listeria Recall: Walmart, Trader Joe's, Aldi Sold Affected Products

DURANT, OK — Ready-to-eat salads and wraps sold at Walmart, Trader Joe's and Aldi are among dozens of products included in a massive recall due to potential listeria contamination.

In a recall released Wednesday by the USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service, BrucePac in Durant, Oklahoma, said it was recalling 9,986,245 pounds of ready-to-eat meat and poultry products after routine testing confirmed they tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes.

Federal health officials later released a list of 75 products included in the recall. The three-page list of items included various products like chicken patties, chicken strips, fajita meat and diced chicken.

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On Thursday, the USDA said additional items sold at Walmart, Trader Joe's, Aldi and H-E-B were among products at risk for possible listeria contamination.

Newly added items to the recall include:

• H-E-B Chicken, Broccoli & Rice Casserole
• H-E-B Texas Ranch Chicken Casserole
• H-E-B Texas Ranch Style Chicken with Ranchero Beans & Mexican Style Rice
• Trader Joe's Lemon Chicken & Arugula Salad
• Trader Joe's Tarragon Chicken Salad Wrap
• Trader Joe's Turkey Club Wrap
• Fresh Express Gourmet Cafe Salads - Chicken Caesar, 6.3oz
• Fresh Express Gourmet Cafe Salads - Santa Fe Style, 6.3oz
• Little Salad Bar Santa Fe Style Salad, 6.3oz
• Little Salad Bar Chicken Caesar Salad, 6.3oz
• Marketside Caesar Salad With Chicken, 6.25oz
• Marketside Caesar Salad With Chicken, 12oz
• Marketside Santa Fe Style Salad With Chicken, 6.35oz
• Marketside Southwest Style Salad with Chicken, 11.75oz

See labels, lot codes and use-by dates of affected products here.

The items were produced between June 19 and Oct. 8, according to the alert. The products were shipped to other establishments and distributors nationwide and then distributed to restaurants and institutions.

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BrucePac produces various meat products, including chicken, beef, turkey and pork. Its website says it serves industrial, food service and retail clients.

No illnesses or adverse reactions have been reported, according to the alert.

Eating food contaminated with L. monocytogenes can cause listeriosis, a serious infection that primarily affects people who are pregnant, aged 65 or older, or with weakened immune systems. People outside these risk groups are less affected.

Symptoms of listeriosis include fever, muscle aches, headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance, and convulsions, and are sometimes preceded by diarrhea or other gastrointestinal symptoms.

The new recall comes amid a continued investigation into a listeria outbreak tied to Boar's Head deli meats and liverwurst. In three months, the outbreak has killed 10 people and sickened 59 in 19 states, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Federal health officials said they were concerned many of the affected BrucePac products may be available for use in restaurants, institutions, and other establishments. These establishments may have used affected meat and poultry in ready-to-eat products that may be on store shelves or in consumers’ refrigerators or freezers.

Consumers, restaurants, institutions and other establishments are urged not to serve or use these products. The products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase.

Consumers with questions regarding the recall can contact Jeff Golangco, vice president of business development at BrucePac, at 503-874-3000.