Tyson Ready-To-Eat Chicken Products - recalled due to potential Listeria

United States

UPDATE July 13, 2021

This update was issued to inform that some products bear a different establishment number on the label due to further processing and some products may have been served from the deli counter in retail stores.

For more details, including the labels for the products made with the recalled chicken, check the link below.

Source: FSIS

UPDATE July 8, 2021

This update was issued to reflect additional date codes and increase product poundage from approximately 8,492,832 pounds to approximately 8,955,296 pounds. The recalled product names and product codes remain the same. While the product was distributed to schools, it resulted from a commercial sale and was not part of food provided by the USDA for the National School Lunch Program.

For more details, including the full list of products that are subject to recall, check the link below.

Source: FSIS

July 3, 2021

Tyson Foods recalled approximately 8.5 million pounds of ready-to-eat (RTE) chicken products that may be adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes

The frozen, fully cooked chicken products were produced between December 26, 2020, and April 13, 2021, but some products may be in consumer and institutional freezers. Consumers should not eat these products. Institutions should not serve these products. These products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase.

They were shipped throughout the US including: retailers, institutions, including hospitals, nursing facilities, restaurants, schools, and Department of Defense locations.

Products include frozen, fully cooked chicken strips, diced chicken, chicken wing sections, and fully cooked pizza with chicken
Products were sold under many brands including Tyson, Jet’s Pizza, Casey’s General Store, Marco’s Pizza, and Little Caesars.

Consumption of food contaminated with L. monocytogenes can cause listeriosis, a serious infection that primarily affects older adults, persons with weakened immune systems, and pregnant women and their newborns.

What to do:
Call your healthcare provider if you have these symptoms after eating recalled products:
> If you are pregnant: Fever and muscle aches. Your illness may be mild, but Listeria can cause pregnancy loss or premature birth. It can also cause serious illness or death in newborns.
> If you are not pregnant: Headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance, and convulsions, in addition to fever and muscle aches.

Further details, including the full list of products that are subject to recall, are listed in the following link: www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls-alerts/tyson-foods-inc.-recalls-ready-eat-chicken-products-due-possible-listeria

Source: FSIS