RI Health Warns Consumers of White Castle Recall on Frozen Burgers

RI Health Warns Consumers of White Castle Recall on Frozen Burgers

The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is warning consumers that White Castle is recalling certain frozen six-packs of cheeseburgers, hamburgers, jalapeño cheeseburgers and certain 16-packs of hamburger and cheeseburgers due to the possibility of Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

According to RI Health, no illnesses have been associated with these products to date.

The Recall

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The recall impacts products on shelves at select retailers with best-by dates ranging from August 3, 2020, to August 17, 2020.

All products with these dates are being removed from shelves.

Any product with a best by date before or after these dates is not included in the recall.

Customers who may have purchased any of the products are urged to dispose of them or return them to the store where they were purchased for an exchange or full refund.

Customers with questions can call White Castle at 1-800-843-2728.

Listeria Monocytogenesis

Listeria monocytogenesis an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.

Healthy people may suffer short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain, and diarrhea.

Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths in pregnant women.

 

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