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Firm Announcement

Fuji Meals Merchandise, Inc. (Fuji) introduced as we speak the voluntary recall of able to eat sushi, salads and spring rolls offered to pick out retailers and distributors alongside the East Coast and Higher Midwest. The voluntary recall is in response to a notification by the Meals and Drug Administration (FDA) of the potential for product contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. Up to now, public well being officers haven’t reported any sickness related to these merchandise.

Fuji Meals Merchandise is issuing this recall out of an abundance of warning. Listeria monocytogenes is an organism which might trigger severe and typically deadly infections in younger kids, frail or aged individuals and others with weakened immune methods. Though wholesome people could endure solely short-term signs corresponding to excessive fever, extreme headache, stiffness, nausea, stomach ache and diarrhea, Listeria an infection may cause miscarriages and stillbirths amongst pregnant girls. Fuji Meals Merchandise will proceed to work carefully with the authorities to research the difficulty.

The issue was found of their Brockton Massachusetts facility by a routine inspection performed by the FDA. The corporate has ceased manufacturing and distribution of their merchandise on this facility as FDA and the corporate proceed their investigation as to what triggered this drawback. Fuji Meals Merchandise has by no means earlier than recalled any of its merchandise.

“As accountable processors of secure, recent meals for almost 30 years, we’re addressing this drawback vigorously and we apologize to those that are affected by it,”” stated Fuji Meals Merchandise CEO Farrell Hirsch. “We’ll restart operation solely after we now have eradicated the trigger and the FDA certifies that our facility is as soon as once more freed from doable contamination.”

The merchandise are packed in plastic trays with clear lids and the sell-by dates are on the labels. Shoppers who’ve bought any of the next merchandise affected by this recall ought to eliminate the product in an acceptable waste container.

For inquiries customers are welcome to name the customer support line at 1-888-667-1504.

Product was offered and/or distributed within the following states and consists of the next retailers:

Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, Washington D.C., West Virginia, and Wisconsin and was offered at 7 Eleven, Walgreens, Meals Lion, Hannaford, Dealer Joe’s, Big Eagle Supermarkets, Porkys, Bozzutos, Supreme Lobster and Superior Meals.

Following is an entire record of affected merchandise and their sell-by dates.