Akhapatnam, India-headquartered Avanti Frozen Foods Pvt. Ltd. is voluntarily expanding a recall in the United States initiated in late June to include certain consignments of frozen cooked, peeled and deveined, shrimp (some packaged with cocktail sauce) sold in various unit sizes, because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.
The frozen shrimp products were distributed nationwide to supermarket chains, other grocery stores, sushi specialists and repackers from November 2020 to May 2021. Among the retailers are Food Lion, Ahold, Meijer and Hannaford.
According to a press release issued by the US Food & Drug Administration (FDA), the recall expansion was triggered “out of an abundance of precaution and will cover a large amount of product that has not been associated with any illness but been undertaken following discussions with FDA and CDC, and reflects Avanti’s commitment to public health and safety.”
Salmonella is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy persons infected with the bacterial often experience fever, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. In rare circumstances, infection with Salmonella can result in the organism getting into the bloodstream and producing more severe illnesses such as arterial infections, endocarditis and arthritis.
