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A North Carolina company is recalling more than 89,000 pounds of ham after a possible listeria contamination. One person has died and has had multiple reported illnesses.
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Listeria monocytogenes and / or Salmonella: Trader Jose's Mexicali Inspired Salad; Trader Joe's Flavored BBQ Chicken Salad; Trader Joe's Fresh Field Chopped Salad with Grilled Chicken Breast.(Photo: Trader Joe's)

Trader Joe's announced on Thursday that it is recalling three different salads in the South and West.

In a Monrovia, California-based grocer said that it was known that the corn used in the salads "may have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes and / or Salmonella."

The recall includes Trader Jose's Mexicali Inspired Salad, Trader's Joe's Flavored BBQ Chicken Salad along with Joe's Field's Trader Fresh Chopped Salad with Grilled Chicken Breast.

The recalls were sold in Colorado, Idaho, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Washington and New Mexico.

The products in question have "best by" dates on the labels of Oct. 15 through Oct. 20, 2018.

An estimated 1,600 people get listeriosis each year in the U.S., and about 260 die from it, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Salmonella leads to 23,000 hospitalizations and 450 deaths per year, according to the CDC.

Trader Joe's said that no contamination has been confirmed and reported to date. The grocery store is also known to have all of the products removed.

Trader Joe 's Customer Relations at (626) 599-3817 Trader Joe' s Customer Relations at (626) 599-3817.

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