Amrita Health Foods Voluntarily Recalls Protein Bars For Possible Health Risk
Amrita Health Foods is recalling a limited number of Amrita Bars because they have the
potential to 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. No confirmed illnesses have been reported to public health
authorities to date.
