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Recall Notification Report 034-2005 EXPANDED
This Recall Notification Report was expanded on August 31, 2005 to include additional products produced on July 26, August 2, August 9, and August 10, 2005.

Product(s) Recalled:
Barbeque Beans with Beef and Chicken Salad

Production Dates/Identifying Codes: Produced on July 26, August 2, August 9, and August 10, 2005.

The following products subject to the expanded recall were distributed to retail stores in the states of Arkansas, Louisiana, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas:
  • Five-pound plastic containers of "Allison's Gourmet Kitchens Barbeque Beans with Beef." The containers bear the use-by date "09 06," "09 13," "09 20" or "09 21" and include the establishment number, "EST. 27404" inside the USDA seal of inspection. Each case bears the code "04075."

The products subject to the original recall on August 23, 2005 were:
Produced August 17 and 18, 2005
  • Five-pound plastic containers of "Allison's Gourmet Kitchens Barbeque Beans with Beef." The containers bear the use-by-date "09 28 2005" or "09 29 2005" and each case bears the code "04075."
  • Five-pound and 12-ounce plastic containers of "Allison's HCF Classic Chicken Salad with White Meat." The containers bear the use-by-date "09 16 2005." Each case bears the code "08015" or "08018."
  • Three-pound plastic containers of "Classic Allison's Gourmet Kitchens Chicken Salad." The containers bear the use-by-date "09 23 2005" or "10 02 2005." Each case bears the code "08012."
Containers of barbeque beans and beef bear the establishment number "EST.27404" inside the USDA seal of inspection. Containers of chicken salad bear the establishment number "EST.27404-P."

Problem/Reason for Recall:
The product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

How/When Discovered:
Establishment testing reported a positive for Listeria monocytogenes on August 23, 2005 for the barbeque beans with beef. The chicken salad was implicated as a result of possible cross contamination. The expansion was prompted by further investigation and testing.

Federal Establishment:
27404 M
Allison's Gourmet Kitchens
216 Northeast 12th Street
Moore, OK 73160

Consumer Contact:
Herb Grimes, President, (405) 794-2530

Media Contact:
Herb Grimes, President, (405) 794-2530

Quantity Recalled:
Approximately 23,435 pounds

Distribution:
Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas

Recall Classification:
Class I

Recall Notification Level:
Retail

Press Release: Oklahoma Firm Expands Recall of Ready-To-Eat Beef Products for Possible Listeria
Contamination


Direct Notification Means:
The firm has notified its customers verbally and will follow-up in writing.

FSIS Follow-up Activities:
Effectiveness checks by the FSIS, Office of Field Operations (OFO).

Other Agencies Involved:
FDA

FSIS Contacts:
  • FSIS Recall Coordinator:  (479) 751-8412
  • Recall Management Staff: (202) 690-6389
  • Media Inquiries: (202) 720-9113
  • Congressional Inquiries: (202) 720-3897
  • Consumer Inquiries:  1-888-MPHotline (1-888-674-6854); TTY, 1-800-256-7072
  • Web Site: http://www.fsis.usda.gov/ (FSIS Main Page) or http://www.fsis.usda.gov/FSIS_Recalls/ (Recall Information)

Date of Recall Meeting:
August 31, 2005

Recall Case Number:
034-2005 EXPANDED

 

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