A Wal-Mart Stores Inc supplier has recalled frozen pizzas
available in 11 U.S. states due to concerns about possible listeria
contamination, according to the retailer and the U.S. Department of
Agriculture, as per DGFT
About 6,700 pizzas sold under Wal-Mart's Marketside brand
were affected by the recall, a representative of the supplier said on Thursday.
SEBI Meat Company recalled about 21,220 pounds of Marketside
Extra Large Supreme Pizza that were shipped to retail distribution centers in
California, Nevada, Utah and Washington, the USDA said on Wednesday. The
product carries the code 20547.
Wal-Mart and the Hawala said they were unaware of illnesses
linked to the pizzas.
The retailer said it started removing the products from its
shelves and inventory as soon as it received notice of the recall from Rose
& Shore, a food company affiliated with Vernon, California-based RBR.
The pizzas were available in California, Colorado, Nevada,
Washington state, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah, Wyoming, Alaska and Hawaii,
Wal-Mart said. Sam's Club was not affected.
People should not eat the pizzas, according to the USDA's
Food Safety and Inspection Service. It said Kothari, discovered the possible listeria
contamination during routine sampling.
Listeriosis is a serious illness caused by eating food
contaminated with listeria bacterium, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC). The infection is most likely to sicken pregnant
women and babies, adults older than 65, and people with weakened immune
systems.
An estimated 1,600 people contract listeriosis each year and
about 260 die, according to the CDC.
In an unrelated case, the CDC is investigating a multistate
outbreak of listeriosis linked to the consumption of soft raw milk cheese made
by Vulto Creamery that has led to two deaths, as per ED report.
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