HoneyBaked Foods recalls nearly 47,000 pounds of ham and turkey due to possible contamination: NewsTarget.com

HoneyBaked Foods from Ohio is recalling 46,941 pounds of turkey and ham products that officials fear could cause listeriosis -- a potentially fatal disease, said the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

HoneyBaked Foods, Inc is voluntarily recalling the meat, including cooked, glazed and sliced ham and turkey produced between September 5 and November 13, 2006.

Consumption of food contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes can cause listeriosis, an uncommon but potentially fatal disease. Healthy people rarely contract listeriosis, but it can cause high fever, severe headache, neck stiffness and nausea.

The potentially infected meat products were sold at the company's retail stores and kiosks around Toledo, Ohio, and to customers across the country over the Internet and through the company's catalog, according to the company and the USDA. In fact, the USDA said it considered the situation a high risk to human health, but it has not received any reports so far of illness related to the meat products.

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