Missa Bay, LLC, is voluntarily recalling a total of 293,488 cases and 296,224 individually distributed units of fruit, vegetable and sandwich products containing apples, as listed below, with the use-by dates of July 8, 2012 through Aug. 20, 2012 because they contain diced or sliced apples that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. 

The recalled products were produced and distributed from the Missa Bay, LLC facility to retailers and food-service operators in the following states: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Washington, D.C., Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire,  New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee,Vermont, Virginia, Wisconsin and West Virginia.

Only the specific products identified in the list below are included in the recall. 

Consumers who may have purchased the affected product are asked to record the use-by date and/or UPC code number, immediately dispose of the product, and contact the Ready Pac Consumer Affairs Department, toll-free at (800) 800-7822, Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Pacific Time) to obtain a full refund. 

Listeria monocytogenes is an organism that can cause serious or life-threatening food-borne illness in a person who eats a food item contaminated with it. Symptoms of infection may include fever, muscle aches and gastro-intestinal symptoms such as nausea or diarrhea.

The illness primarily impacts pregnant women and adults with weakened immune systems. Most healthy adults and children rarely become seriously ill. No illnesses have been reported in association with this voluntary recall.