WXVU MAINLINE NEWS MINUTE FOR THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 6

By: Gabriella Raful 

More than 400 products sold by the Fresh Ideation Food Group of Baltimore between Jan. 24-30 have been recalled because they could be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The potentially risky products include items such as bacon, egg and cheddar muffins, breakfast croissants, tuna and chicken sandwiches and fruit cups. The recalled products were sold in retail locations and vending machines. They were sold in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Connecticut, the District of Columbia, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia. Listeria can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems, according to the federal Food and Drug Administration.

In other news, Radnor School District plans to build a new elementary school on the site of Ithan Elementary School along Clyde Road. The 60-year-old school has 470 students in kindergarten through fifth grade. The new school is expected to be constructed next to the existing school. The target completion date is the fall of 2027.