The Government Analyst – Food and Drug Department (GA-FDD) is alerting consumers that frozen JR Chicken Burger Patties are being recalled due to contamination with Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella spp.
A release on May 24 from the GA-FDD said that the product is produced by JR Original Burgers and sold in supermarkets in Georgetown.
The GA-FDD will post supermarket locations on its website, gafdd.gy in the interest of consumers. To date, the release said that there are no reports of illness associated with the consumption of this product. However, based on the circumstances surrounding the investigation all batches of the product inclusive of the JR Beef Burger Patties are subject to the recall.
Although the GA-FDD has seized all batches of the products in supermarkets, the department says it is concerned that these products may be in consumers’ freezers. Consumers who have purchased these products are urged to not consume them. These products should be discarded or returned to the place of purchase.
The GA-FDD said that consumption of food contaminated with Listeria can cause Listeriosis, a serious infection that primarily affects older adults, persons with weakened immune systems, and pregnant women and their newborns. Listeriosis can cause fever, muscle aches, headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance and convulsions sometimes preceded by diarrhoea or other gastrointestinal symptoms.
In pregnant women, the release said that the infection can cause miscarriages, stillbirths, premature delivery or life-threatening infection of the newborn. In addition, serious and sometimes fatal infections can occur in older adults and persons with weakened immune systems.
Persons with questions about the recall can call GA-FDD on 222-8859/60 or 222-8934 for further information.
