Recall Case Summary, Calendar Year 2007 | USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service

Summary of Cases in Calendar Year 2007

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		Number of Recalls	Number of Pounds Recalled
Recall Summary for Calendar Year 2007
Total		58	143,063,822
Recalls by Class (N=58)
Class	I	50	142,885,981
	II	7	158,353
	III	1	19,488
Recalls by Reason (N=58)
Reason For Recall	E. coli O157:H7	22	33,617,751
	Listeria monocytogenes	11	2,996,628
	Salmonella	1	83,900,000
	Undeclared Allergen	12	302,762
	Extraneous Material	2	15,000
	Processing Defect	5	22,108,203
	Misbranding*	2	36,488
	Other**	3	86,990
Recall by Species/Product (N=58)
Species	Beef	26	30,816,912
	Pork	9	208,477
	Poultry	9	2,936,597
	Mixed***	14	109,101,836

*Misbranding includes undeclared substances.
**Other includes: Lack of HACCP verification, insanitary conditions, and Staphylococcus aureus enterotoxin contamination.
** "Mixed" refers to cases in which more than one type of meat or poultry species is included.

Recall Date	Recall Number	Recall Class⁺	Product	Reason for Recall	Pounds Recalled
Calendar Year 2007 Recalls
Jan 3, 2007	001-2007	I	Head Cheese Products	Listeria monocytogenes	290
Jan 5, 2007	002-2007	I	Sausage Products	Listeria monocytogenes	15,514
Jan 9, 2007	003-2007	III	Cooked Ham	Undeclared Substance	19,488
Jan 23, 2007	004-2007	I	Frankfurters	Processing Defect	2,700
Jan 24, 2007	005-2007	I	Pork Dumpling and Won-ton Products	Undeclared Allergen	77,730
Jan 25, 2007	006-2007	I	Pasta Salad With Chicken	Listeria monocytogenes	1,591
Jan 26, 2007	007-2007	I	Smoked Ham	Processing Defect	1,080
Jan 29, 2007	008-2007	I	Ground Beef Products	E. coli O157:H7	4,240
Feb 3, 2007	009-2007	I	Canned Chicken Noodle Soup	Undeclared Allergen	6,317
Feb 5, 2007	010-2007	I	Pasta Entrées for Toddlers	Undeclared Allergen	7,848
Feb 12, 2007	011-2007	I	Pasta and Meatball Meals	Processing Defect	402,623
Feb 18, 2007	012-2007	I	Fully Cooked Chicken Breast Cuts and Strips	Listeria monocytogenes	2,800,000
Feb 27, 2007	013-2007	I	Semi-Boneless Ham Steaks	Listeria monocytogenes	930
Mar 2, 2007	014-2007	I	Ground Beef	E. coli O157:H7	16,743
Mar 9, 2007	015-2007	I	Summer Sausage	Undeclared Allergen	5,084
Mar 27, 2007	016-2007	II	Bacon	Processing Defect	1,800
Apr 13, 2007	017-2007	I	Ready-to-Eat (RTE) Sausage Products	Other	330
Apr 18, 2007	018-2007	II	RTE Soppressata (Salami) Products	Undeclared Allergen	5,625
Apr 20, 2007	019-2007	I	Beef Products	E. coli O157:H7	259,230
Apr 20, 2007	020-2007	I	Frozen Ground Beef Products	E. coli O157:H7	107,943
May 1, 2007	021-2007	I	RTE Turkey Products	Listeria monocytogenes	6,907
May 10, 2007	022-2007	I	Beef Trim Products	E. coli O157:H7	117,500
May 11, 2007	023-2007	I	Beef Products	E. coli O157:H7	129,000
May 18, 2007	024-2007	II	Raw Chicken Sausage Products	Undeclared Allergen	35,580
Jun 3, 2007	025-2007	I	Ground Beef Products	E. coli O157:H7	5,700,000
Jun 5, 2007	026-2007	I	Chicken Products	Listeria monocytogenes	140
Jun 8, 2007	027-2007	I	Ground Beef Products	E. coli O157:H7	40,440
Jun 15, 2007	028-2007	II	Beef Products	Other	82,286
Jun 19, 2007	029-2007	II	Pork Egg Roll Products	Undeclared Allergen	2,762
Jun 21, 2007	030-2007	II	Beef and Chicken Base Products	Undeclared Allergen	13,300
Jun 29, 2007	031-2007	I	RTE Chicken Products	Listeria monocytogenes	2,768
Jul 6, 2007	032-2007	I	Frozen Beef and Chicken Products	Undeclared Allergen	35,860
Jul 19, 2007	033-2007	I	Canned Meat Products	Processing Defect	21,700,000
Jul 21, 2007	034-2007	I	Ground Beef Products	E. coli O157:H7	26,669
Jul 25, 2007	035-2007	I	Ground Beef and Buffalo Products	E. coli O157:H7	5,920
Aug 14, 2007	036-2007	I	Frozen Turkey Products	Undeclared Allergen	12,894
Aug 16, 2007	037-2007	II	Gourmet Sausage Products	Undeclared Substance	17,000
Sep 5, 2007	038-2007	I	Ground Beef Products	E. coli O157:H7	884
Sep 14, 2007	039-2007	I	Ground Beef Products	Extraneous Material	11,250
Sep 25, 2007	040-2007	I	Ground Beef Products	E. coli O157:H7	21,700,000
Sep 29, 2007	041-2007	I	Ground Beef Products	E. coli O157:H7	65
Oct 6, 2007	042-2007	I	Frozen Ground Beef Patties	E. coli O157:H7	845,000
Oct 9, 2007	043-2007	I	Chicken and Pasta Products	Listeria monocytogenes	70,400
Oct 11, 2007	044-2007	I	Frozen Pot Pie Products	Salmonella	83,900,000
Oct 13, 2007	045-2007	I	Frozen Ground Beef Products	E. coli O157:H7	173,554
Oct 13, 2007	046-2007	I	Ground Beef Products	E. coli O157:H7	1,900
Oct 24, 2007	047-2007	I	Frozen Ground Beef Products	E. coli O157:H7	8,200
Oct 27, 2007	048-2007	I	Ground Beef Products	E. coli O157:H7	50
Nov 1, 2007	049-2007	I	Frozen Meat Pizza Products	E. coli O157:H7	3,300,000
Nov 1, 2007	050-2007	I	Cooked Beef and Chicken Products	Other	4,374
Nov 3, 2007	051-2007	I	Ground Beef Products	E. coli O157:H7	1,084,384
Nov 8, 2007	052-2007	I	Frozen Beef Tamales	Extraneous Material	3,750
Nov 15, 2007	053-2007	I	Frozen Sausage Roll Products	Listeria monocytogenes	98,000
Nov 24, 2007	054-2007	I	Ground Beef Products	E. coli O157:H7	95,927
Dec 6, 2007	055-2007	I	Beef and Chicken Base Products	Undeclared Allergen	990
Dec 10, 2007	056-2007	I	Braunschweiger Liver Sausage Products	Undeclared Allergen	98,772
Dec 17, 2007	057-2007	I	Hamburger Patties and Bulk Ground Beef	E. coli O157:H7	102
Dec 25, 2007	058-2007	I	Beef Patty Products	Listeria monocytogenes	88

⁺Recall Classes:

Class I - A Class I recall involves a health hazard situation in which there is a reasonable probability that eating the food will cause health problems or death.
Class II - A Class II recall involves a potential health hazard situation in which there is a remote probability of adverse health consequences from eating the food.
Class III - A Class III recall involves a situation in which eating the food will not cause adverse health consequences.

Last Modified: April 23, 2012