Vita Food Recalls Smoked Salmon

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The recall affects the Vita Classic Premium Sliced Smoked Atlantic Nova Salmon.
The Chicago-based company says 8,088 packages could be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, which can cause fatal infections to people with weakened immune systems, children and the elderly.

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Grocery stores that received the salmon include Publix in Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama and Florida.
 The salmon was also sold to Safeway stores in Alaska, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Colorado, Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, the District of Columbia and California.
 Genuardi's stores in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and Winn Dixie stores in Florida also got the salmon.



http://www.thebostonchannel.com/r/28994941/detail.html

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http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2011/09/colorado-warns-public-about-ongoing-listeria-outbreak/
Colorado Warns Public of Listeria Outbreak
September 3, 2011

A spike in Listeria infection in Colorado is concerning public health officials who ordinarily see only about 10 cases a year.

During August, nine people in eight Colorado counties were hospitalized with listeriosis. Confirmed cases involving people in their 30s through 90s were reported from Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Denver, Douglas, El Paso, Jefferson and Weld counties.

Seven of the nine were reported since Aug. 29.

The state issued a warning about the Listeria outbreak Friday, warning the public about soft cheeses, meat spreads, raw and undercooked hotdogs and other foods susceptible to Listeria contamination.
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Colorado officials are looking at the recent Listeria recalls, including last week's recall of 8,000 containers of 4 oz. Vita Classic Premium Sliced Smoked Atlantic Nova Salmon.

Two Colorado deaths in June were attributed to Listeria.
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