Overview
- Reser’s Fine Foods initiated a voluntary recall after tracing breadcrumbs in its tuna salad to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
- The recall covers products sold July 16–19 at Jewel-Osco locations in Illinois, Indiana and Iowa and at Albertsons, Randalls and Tom Thumb in Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas.
- The FDA reports that no illnesses or injuries have been linked to the recalled tuna salad as of July 24.
- Consumers who purchased affected items are urged to throw them away or return them for a full refund and to thoroughly sanitize any surfaces that contacted the product.
- Listeria monocytogenes poses serious health risks for pregnant individuals, older adults, infants and immunocompromised people and is the third leading cause of death from foodborne illness in the U.S.