Oct 27, 2015 04:35 PM EDT By J Dionne, UniversityHerald Reporter

Whole Foods is recalling more than 230 pounds of curry chicken salad as well as deli pasta salad in several states due to possible Listeria contamination concerns, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced Saturday.

The bulk and packaged products recalled were sold in stores in Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York and New Jersey, Fox News reported.

Whole Foods issued a recall after some products tested positive for Listeria Monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections.

Healthy individuals infected with Listeria may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea. However, this infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women. Consumers should seek immediate medical care if they develop these symptoms.

The salads were sold prepackaged, in salad bars, in store's chef's cases and in sandwiches and wraps prepared in the stores. The effected products were sold in stores between Oct.18 and Oct. 22, 2015 and have a "sell by" date of Oct. 23, 2015, CBS News reported.

The recalled items include:

UPC Code                Product Description Lot Code

285551    Curry Chicken Salad, Our Chef's Own, sold by weight            

263144    Curry Chicken Salad Wrap, Made Right Here, sold by weight, 12oz        

263126    Single Curry Chicken Salad Wrap, Made Right Here, 7oz       

261068    Curry Chicken Salad CC, sold by weight 

263142    PPK Salad Chicken Curry, sold by weight               

265325    Curry Chicken Salad Rollup, 7oz            

260976    Classic Deli Pasta Salad, Sold by weight

270742    FP Pasta Salad Classic Deli, sold by weight           

0 36406 30001 7     Classic Deli Pasta Salad, 6oz 

0 36406 30264 6     Classic Deli Pasta Salad, 14 oz              

Whole Foods are concerned that some product may be at home in consumers' freezers or refrigerators. Consumers who have purchased these products are urged not to consume them. These products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase.

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