Consumers may also wish to ask delis and restaurants they patronize if they purchased products that are subject to the recall. The problem was discovered through FSIS microbiological testing. The Clinton plant has been voluntarily closed since March 29, 2001. 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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