Anchorage Daily News

JUNEAU - The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation is warning Alaskans not to eat frozen chicken entrees being recalled by Costco because of concerns about potential listeria contamination.Costco is voluntarily recalling more than 10,000 pounds of Discover Cuisine Red Curry Chicken and Jasmine Rice Entrees sold in four-pack 12-ounce packages.

The product was sent to Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah and Washington.

The DEC says the product was produced on Oct. 18 and sold through Jan. 15. The packages may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The state agency says the product is no longer available through Costco stores in Alaska but might be in smaller stores that buy from Costco or in people's freezers. Each package carries the Canadian establishment number "Est. 302" inside the Canadian Food Inspection Agency mark, and a "best by" date of 12/18/08.

The DEC says eating food contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes can cause listeriosis, an uncommon but potentially fatal disease. Healthy people rarely contract it, but the disease can be serious for the elderly, infants and those with weakened immune systems.

No illnesses have been reported.

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