New York company expands recall of chicken products

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A New York company is expanding its
recall of ready-to-eat chicken products by an additional 90,000
pounds because of possible listeria contamination, the U.S.
Agriculture Department said on Sunday.

The voluntary recall by Brooklyn, New York-based Ilyssa
Manufacturing Corp. started on July 28 when it recalled about
3,200 pounds of “Chef Pronto” chicken products.

Products recalled on July 28 bear the sell-by date Aug 0205
and establishment number P-19629 inside the USDA inspection
seal.

The USDA said the products were produced between July 1 and
July 29 and distributed to retailers in the Midwest and east
coast including Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, Michigan,
Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Virginia and Washington,
D.C.

The listeria was discovered through testing and not by
anyone falling ill, the USDA said.

The bacteria is relatively harmless to healthy adults but
can cause miscarriages and make the elderly, the very young and
people with immune disorders seriously ill.