WASHINGTON — Portland Shellfish Company is recalling several brands of cooked, ready-to-eat fresh or frozen lobster meat, including some sold as Portland Shellfish, Claw Island, Craig’s All Natural, and Inland Ocean cooked, fresh or frozen lobster claw and knuckle meat. The Consumer Product Safety Commission said recent tests show those products could be contaminated with listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women. The recalled products were distributed nationwide in wholesale and retail stores. Recalled products and lot numbers: lobster claw and knuckle meat, Claw Island, Craig’s All Natural or Inland Ocean production lot numbers 13210, 13310, and 13410, shipped between May 14 and May 26. Lobster knuckle meat, Inland Ocean production lot numbers 13210, shipped on May 13. Lobster claw and knuckle meat, Claw Island production lot numbers 13210 and 13410, shipped between May 25 and June 8. Lobster claw and knuckle meat, Craig’s All Natural production lot numbers 13210, shipped on May 14. Lobster knuckle meat, Portland Shellfish production lot number 13310, shipped on May 12. Lobster claw and knuckle meat, Portland Shellfish production lot number 13310, shipped on May 13. Lobster claw and knuckle meat, Portland Shellfish production lot number 13210 and 13310, shipped May 12-13. Lobster claw and knuckle meat, Portland Shellfish production lot number 13210 and 13310, shipped May 12-14. Lobster claw and knuckle meat, Portland Shellfish production lot number 13210, shipped on May 12. If you have one of the products, don’t eat it. Return the product to where you bought it for a full refund. Consumers with questions may contact the company at (207) 699-5505, between 8 to 5 Monday through Friday. No related foodborne illnesses have been reported.
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