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Popular Snack Food Recalled For Listeria Concerns

<div><p>If your family is one that loves to snack on edamame beans, you need to check your cupboards immediately. </p><p>Advanced Fresh Concepts (AFC) has issued a voluntary recall for their edamame snacks after random quality testing revealed a potential listeria contamination. </p><p>The symptoms of the disease include muscle aches, fever, diarrhea, or other gastrointestinal issues. </p><p>In pregnant women, contracting listeria could cause miscarriage stillbirth, premature labor, or death in newborns. </p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/ucm547272_1490003660629_57089208_ver1-0_640_480.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/ucm547272_1490003660629_57089208_ver1-0_640_480_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>Scripps Media</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p>Anyone who has experienced these symptoms should immediately seek medical attention. </p><p>The recall affects packages <a href="http://www.newschannel5.com/news/national/edamame-beans-recalled-over-listeria-concerns">branded </a>"Edamame -- Soybeans in Pods," dated between 01/03/2017 and 03/17/2017 with the UPC code 0-23012-00261-9.</p><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p>The product was sold in the following states, either in grocery stores or cafeterias:</p><p>AL, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, ME, MI, MN, MS, NC, NH, NM, NY, OH, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WA, and WY.</p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/wcbd-edamame.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/wcbd-edamame_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>CNN</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p></p><p></p></div>

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