Egg Salad Recalled Over Possible Contamination

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WAYNE, W.Va. (Oct. 22) - Ballard's Farm Sausage Inc. said it is recalling

its egg salad in 17 states, including Florida, because of possible

contamination.

The company said Saturday tests showed mixed results for Listeria

monocytogenes. The bacterium can cause serious or fatal infections in young

children or

elderly people. It also can cause miscarriages and stillbirths in pregnant

women.

Ballard's President David Ballard said the company has temporarily suspended

producing egg salad while it investigates the contamination. Consumers can

return the 12-ounce containers of egg salad for a refund.

The company did not say where the containers were sold.

The states involved in the recall are Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia,

Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, New York, New Jersey, North and South

Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.

10-22-06 08:47 EDT

Copyright 2006 The Associated Press.