Nearly seven tons of ready-to-eat grilled chicken breast fillets are being recalled after Listeria monocytogenes was detected during third-party laboratory testing.
Georgia-based food company Suzanna’s Kitchen is recalling approximately 13,720 pounds of the fully cooked product distributed to food service operations in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Missouri, New Hampshire, North Carolina and Ohio, the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced Friday.
Officials say the recall specifically targets 10-pound cases produced on Oct. 14, 2025.
The affected items contain two 5-pound bags of fully cooked grilled chicken breast fillets with rib meat, labeled with Lot Code 60104 P1382 287 5 J14 and Establishment Number P-1382.
The recall does not impact retail consumers, but food service operators in the seven affected states have been urged to immediately check their inventories and remove any matching products.
While no illnesses have been confirmed, the FSIS urges anyone who may have consumed the recalled chicken and is concerned about illness to contact a health care provider.
Listeria monocytogenes, the bacterium at the center of the recall, can thrive in unsanitary food production environments, increasing the risk of food contamination.
The bacteria can be especially dangerous for pregnant women, newborns, older adults and people with weakened immune systems, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Symptoms can range from mild to severe, beginning with fever, muscle aches, nausea and vomiting lasting one to three days and, in more serious cases, progressing to headaches, confusion, loss of balance and convulsions.
Health officials say symptoms of Listeria exposure can develop anywhere from three to 70 days after eating contaminated food.
The CDC warns that the illness results in pregnancy loss or newborn death in about one in four pregnant women who are infected.
An estimated 1,250 people in the United States get sick from Listeria each year, with more than half of infections occurring among adults aged 65 and older.
As people age, weakened immune systems and lower stomach acid levels make it harder to recognize and eliminate harmful bacteria such as Listeria, the CDC says.
Older adults infected with Listeria almost always require hospitalization, and about one in six die from the infection.
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