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Bornstein Seafoods has issued a recall of nearly 45,000 pounds of shrimp that may be contaminated with listeria.
The Astoria-based seafood company announced it is recalling 44,550 pounds of cooked and peeled ready-to-eat shrimp over concerns the 1 and 5-pound bags of the product may be contaminated with listeria.
The bags of shrimp were “distributed directly to distributors and retailers in California, Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia of Canada,” the company said.
Here’s what to know and what to do if you purchased the shrimp.
Why is Bornstein Seafoods recalling shrimp?
The recall was issued after routine sampling found traces of listeria monocytogenes bacteria “in an in-process shrimp sample in a food production environment,” the company said.
Distribution of the affected product was immediately ceased. No illnesses have been reported.
Bornstein Seafoods is continuing to investigate the cause of the possible contamination.
What Bornstein Seafoods products may be contaminated with listeria?
Bornstein Seafoods said the affected products are the 1 and 5-pound plastic bags of “Cooked & Peeled Ready-To-Eat Coldwater Shrimp Meat.”
What to do if you purchased the Bornstein Seafoods listeria contaminated products
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Bornstein Seafoods urge anyone who may have purchased the affected product to return it to where it was purchased for a full refund.
Anyone with questions about purchases or the affected products can contact the company by email at [email protected].
What is listeria?
Listeria is a bacterium that can cause infection when foods contaminated with it are consumed.
The infection can be rare but can cause serious illness.
The bacteria mostly affect pregnant women, newborns, adults aged 65 or older, and people with weakened immune systems, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Symptoms can include high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea.
Ginnie Sandoval is the Oregon Connect reporter for the Statesman Journal. Sandoval can be reached at GSandoval@gannett.com or on X at @GinnieSandoval.
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