The product tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes in a routine random sampling conducted by the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets. The recalled Mock Crab Meat was sold in the stores seafood department and was sold in bulk form. Anyone in possession of this product should not consume it. Consumption of food contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes can cause listeriosis, an uncommon but potentially fatal disease. Healthy people rarely contract listeriosis.
Listeriosis can cause high fever, severe headache, neck stiffness, and nausea.
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