Albertsons Removes Certain Signature Café Shredded Roasted Chicken Items Due Listeria Contamination

(RTTNews) - Albertsons Co. (ACI) Monday said it has removed certain Signature Café Shredded Roasted Chicken items from its shelves after its supplier Tyson Foods Inc. recalled those products due to possible listeria contamination.

Tyson Foods supplied shredded chicken used by Albertsons Companies to produce Signature Café Shredded Roasted Chicken that was available for purchase in Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Washington D.C. from the banners Safeway and Acme.

The Signature Café Shredded Chicken is sold in a clear plastic container, labeled, and put out for retail sale in the deli department. The affected product has sell-thru dates through July 7, 2021.

Listeria monocytogenes is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.

Tyson Foods recalled around 8.49 million pounds of ready-to-eat chicken products after reports of persons getting ill with listeriosis.

The affected Tyson product was produced at one plant located in Dexter, Missouri, between December 26, 2020 and April 13, 2021, and distributed to foodservice and retail customers nationwide and Puerto Rico. They are being recalled as a precaution, due to possible exposure to Listeria monocytogenes, a harmful bacteria.