Tyson Recalls Ready-to-Eat Chicken Products Due to Listeria Contamination
Tyson Foods is recalling approximately 8.9 million pounds of ready-to-eat chicken products due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination linked to illnesses and one death.
The agency’s classification
USDA FSIS: Class I
Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 5/5 (Critical).
Highest-severity recall. The hazard can cause serious injury or death. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.
Our severity reasoning: The source text explicitly states that the investigation identified three listeriosis illnesses, including one death, which meets the rubric criterion for a score of 5 (Critical) due to known fatalities.
Plain-English summary
Tyson Foods Inc. is recalling approximately 8,955,296 pounds of frozen, fully cooked ready-to-eat chicken products that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The products were produced between December 26, 2020, and April 13, 2021, and bear establishment number “EST. P-7089.” They were distributed nationwide to retailers and institutions, including hospitals, nursing facilities, restaurants, schools, and Department of Defense locations.
The recall follows an investigation by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which identified three listeriosis illnesses, including one death, between April 6, 2021, and June 5, 2021. FSIS determined there is evidence linking the illnesses to precooked chicken produced at Tyson Foods Inc. based on genetic matches between samples from the facility and those from ill individuals.
Consumers should not eat these products and should throw them away or return them to the place of purchase. Institutions should not serve the recalled items. Persons in higher-risk groups, such as older adults, pregnant women, and those with weakened immune systems, who experience flu-like symptoms within two months of eating the product should seek medical care and inform their provider about the potential exposure.
The recalled product
- Product
- Tyson Foods Inc. Recalls Ready-To-Eat Chicken Products Due to Possible Listeria Contamination
- Category
- Food — Ready-to-Eat Chicken
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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