The salads were sold in 8oz containers which were distributed in metropolitan New York and western New Jersey. A company spokesperson said there have been no reported illnesses. 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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