--- description: This is the second recall in less than a month for the company title: 1.7 Million Lbs. of Chicken Recalled Due to Salmonella image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2dfda17c04c47ef3/69885ac60a4a2279f49c521a/chicken.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Health](/section/health/) ## Health Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Salmonella](/tag/salmonella/) ## Salmonella Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Salmonella Scare Causes Recall of 1.7 Million lbs of Frozen Chicken  by [Tanya Basu](/author/tanya-basu/)  ## Tanya Basu Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 14, 2015 3:06 PM CUT  Refrigerated chicken legs in store Refrigerated chicken legs in storeGetty Images  by [Tanya Basu](/author/tanya-basu/)  ## Tanya Basu Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 14, 2015 3:06 PM CUT A Maine-based food company is recalling 1,707,494 lbs of chicken, fearing it could be contaminated with salmonella. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service, the recall affects “frozen, raw stuffed chicken products” produced by Barber Foods between February 17, 2015 and May 20, 2015\. The products [include](http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2015/07/13/massive-frozen-chicken-recall-usda-says-1-7-million-pounds-of-barber-foods-products-may-be-contaminated-with-salmonella/ "undefined") chicken breast stuffed with broccoli and cheese, asparagus and cheese, and ham and cheese, along with chicken fingers and Chicken Kiev and Cordon Bleu. The recall was made after patients from Wisconsin and Minnesota showed signs of illness caused by the bacteria. This new recall is an extension of a recall from July 2 of this year, where the company recalled 58,320 pounds of the frozen Chicken Kiev with sell by dates of April 28, 2016; May 20, 2016; and July 21, 2016. Symptoms of salmonella infection include fevers, diarrhea, and abdominal cramps lasting up to one week. The complete list of products can be found [here](http://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/wcm/connect/e998001d-8b75-4f2e-86c3-76cade225430/recall-096-2015-products.xlsx?MOD=AJPERES "undefined"). ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3956954/salmonella-barber-foods-recall/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3956954/salmonella-barber-foods-recall/"},"headline":"Salmonella Scare Causes Recall of 1.7 Million lbs of Frozen Chicken","datePublished":"2015-07-14T15:06:23.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T09:13:35.144Z","description":"This is the second recall in less than a month for Barber Foods","url":"https://time.com/3956954/salmonella-barber-foods-recall/","keywords":["Salmonella","Chicken","Recall","USDA"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2dfda17c04c47ef3/69885ac60a4a2279f49c521a/chicken.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Tanya Basu","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/tanya-basu/"}],"articleSection":"Health","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2dfda17c04c47ef3/69885ac60a4a2279f49c521a/chicken.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"refrigerated chicken legs","caption":"refrigerated chicken legs","creditText":"Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/health/","name":"Health"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/salmonella/","name":"Salmonella"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3956954/salmonella-barber-foods-recall/","name":"Salmonella Scare Causes Recall of 1.7 Million lbs of Frozen Chicken"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Should I Eat Tilapia?","description":"Tilapia is a fine fish to put on your dish, say all five of our experts.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/skJVWWc5/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2015-06-03T23:08:26.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/skJVWWc5.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3956954/salmonella-barber-foods-recall/","duration":"PT1M22S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3956954/salmonella-barber-foods-recall/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```