The products were packaged April 6 and distributed to retail establishments in the Cincinnati area. FSIS has received no reports of illness associated with consumption of this product. Anyone concerned about an illness should contact a physician. 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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