The product was distributed in the eastern portion of Ga. and in the Aiken, S.C., area. The Georgia Department of Agriculture discovered the contaminated product during a routine sampling program. 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.
At this point, FSIS has received no reports of illness associated with this product. Anyone concerned about an illness should contact a physician immediately.