Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc. is voluntarily recalling bagged salads that have been sold in 10 states over the risk of listeria contamination<\/a>. The company issued the recall on October 29 after a bag of salad tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes <\/em>during a random sample test, according to the Food and Drug Administration<\/a> (FDA).<\/p>\n No illnesses have been reported so far. The recall impacts four different types of ready-to-eat bagged salads sold under these names:<\/p>\n You can check the impacted lot codes and UPC numbers at the FDA's website<\/a>. The salads were distributed in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Virginia.<\/p>\n While the FDA says that the products should no longer be sold in stores, it's possible that you may have a bag in your fridge. If you do, the FDA recommends throwing it out.<\/p>\n Here's what you need to know about listeria, and why this is definitely a food recall you want to pay attention to.<\/p>\n Listeria monocytogenes<\/em> is a germ that causes a serious infection known as listeriosis, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention<\/a> (CDC). People usually develop listeriosis after eating contaminated food, <\/em>although the disease mostly impacts pregnant women, newborns, older adults, and people with weakened immune systems. It's not common for other people to get sick with listeriosis, the CDC says.<\/p>\n Listeriosis has most commonly been linked to these foods, per the CDC:<\/a><\/p>\n Listeria monocytogenes<\/em> can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in children, frail or elderly people, the FDA warns. Listeria has also been linked to miscarriages and stillbirths in women who are pregnant.<\/p>\n RELATED: Is It Food Poisoning—or Stomach Flu? Here's How to Tell<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Symptoms can differ, depending on whether you're pregnant, according to the CDC.<\/a> Pregnant women will typically only have a fever or flu-like symptoms<\/a> such as muscle aches if they're infected. In non-pregnant women, a listeria infection can cause the following symptoms, the CDC says:<\/p>\n The CDC Says listeriosis is diagnosed through a bacterial culture from body tissue, bodily fluids (blood, spinal fluid), or the placenta. <\/p>\n If you believe you've eaten food contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes<\/em> and have developed a fever or other possible listeriosis symptoms within two months, it's important to seek medical care, especially if you're pregnant, over 65 years old, or have a weakened immune system, the CDC says. However, if you believe you've eaten contaminated food but have not developed symptoms, you likely don't need testing or treatment. <\/p>\n If you have seen a doctor for listeriosis and received a diagnosis, the CDC says the infection can be treated with antibiotics. <\/p>\n\n
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Listeria Salad Outbreak , top view of a fresh organic green salad shot on abstract background. The salad is in a gray plate and fresh ingredients like broccoli, pumpkin seeds, spinach, arugula, pistachios and asparagus are out of the plate placed directly on the background<\/span> <\/strong><\/p>\nWhat is Listeria monocytogenes<\/em>? <\/h2>\n
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