Braga Fresh is has issued a precautionary advisory regarding washed and ready-to-eat 12-ounce Marketside Broccoli Florets with a best if used by date of Dec 10, 2024, because of concerns about contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.
There is concern that consumers may have frozen the product. Consumers are urged to check their homes for the product and throw it away. The product was distributed to Walmart stories in 20 states.
The broccoli is marked with UPC: 6 81131 32884 5 on the back of bag and Lot: BFFG327A6 on the front of bag.
The potential for contamination was discovered during random sampling by Texas Health & Human Services from a Texas store location where one of multiple samples yielded a positive test result.
As of Dec. 31 there had not been any reports of confirmed illnesses associated with the broccoli.
Consumers with questions may contact 877-456-7445 or email WeCare@bragafresh.com.
About Listeria infections
Food contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes may not look or smell spoiled but can still cause serious and sometimes life-threatening infections. Anyone who has eaten any of the recalled broccoli and developed symptoms of Listeria infection should seek medical treatment and tell their doctors about the possible Listeria exposure.
Also, anyone who has eaten any of the recalled products should monitor themselves for symptoms during the coming weeks because it can take up to 70 days after exposure to Listeria for symptoms of listeriosis to develop.
Symptoms of Listeria infection can include vomiting, nausea, persistent fever, muscle aches, severe headache, and neck stiffness. Specific laboratory tests are required to diagnose Listeria infections, which can mimic other illnesses.
Pregnant women, the elderly, young children, and people such as cancer patients who have weakened immune systems are particularly at risk of serious illnesses, life-threatening infections, other complications and death. Although infected pregnant women may experience only mild, flu-like symptoms, their infections can lead to premature delivery, infection of the newborn, or even stillbirth.
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