July 17, 2013 at 05:02AM Hagee Foods Inc. dba Penny's Salsa Inc. Recalls Hummus Products Because of Possible Health Risk

Hagee Foods Inc. dba Penny's Salsa Inc., is recalling hummus products listed in the attached table because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.



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