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Ohio Confirms Contaminated Sandwich

By Pritzker | Ruohonen

Capitol Blog reports that the Ohio Department of Agriculture has confirmed a contaminated submarine sandwich with Listeria monocytogenes.  The sandwich was discovered at a Circle K store in Willoughby, Ohio.  Although the sandwich tested positive for Listeria, there have been no illnesses associated with that particular sandwich or any others at this point.

An inspector from the Ohio Department of Agriculture took a sample of an American Submarine from the store on August 18, which then tested positive for the bacteria. Circle K’s sandwich provider was found to be Landshire, Inc. which is located in Bellville, Illinois.  Since the sandwich was confirmed to have Listeria, Landshire, Inc. has requested that all stores remove American Submarines from shelves.

Listeria can be a very dangerous bacterium, especially for young children and the elderly, as well as those with weak immune systems.  Listeria can sometimes be fatal, but also includes symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain, and diarrhea. Listeria has also been known to cause miscarriages and stillbirths when infecting pregnant women.

Full post as published by Food Poisoning Law Blog on August 28, 2008 (boomark / email).