Recall Case Summary, Calendar Year 2008 | USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service

Summary of Cases in Calendar Year 2008

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		Number of Recalls	Number of Pounds Recalled
Recall Summary for Calendar Year 2008
Total		54	154,726,663
Recalls by Class (N=54)
Class	I	42	9,816,427
	II	12	144,910,236
	III	0	0
Recalls by Reason (N=69)
Reason For Recall	E. coli O157:H7	17	7,129,588
	Listeria monocytogenes	15	349,661
	Salmonella	0	0
	Undeclared Allergen	7	131,451
	Extraneous Material	5	1,358,538
	Chemical Contamination	3	78,941
	Other*	7	145,678,484
Recall by Species/Product (N=54)
Species	Beef	24	151,891,383
	Pork	9	300,199
	Poultry	15	2,167,133
	Mixed**	6	367,948

*"Other includes lack of inspection, specified risk materials, and ineligible import, among others.
** "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 2008 Recalls
Jan 5, 2008	001-2008	I	Beef Products	E. coli O157:H7	13,150
Jan 12, 2008	002-2008	I	Ground Beef Products	E. coli O157:H7	188,000
Jan 26, 2008	003-2008	I	Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breast Products	Undeclared Allergen	24,710
Feb 1, 2008	004-2008	I	Bacon Wrapped Beef Tenderloin Products	Undeclared Allergen	8,910
Feb 17, 2008	005-2008	II	Raw and Frozen Beef Products	Other	143,383,823
Mar 2, 2008	006-2008	I	Frozen Chicken Entrées	Listeria monocytogenes	2,184
Mar 3, 2008	007-2008	I	Frozen Chicken Entrées	Listeria monocytogenes	10,368
Mar 4, 2008	008-2008	I	Frozen Chicken Entrées	Listeria monocytogenes	3,780
Mar 4, 2008	009-2008	I	Meat and Poultry Products	Listeria monocytogenes	6,970
Mar 14, 2008	010-2008	I	Poultry Giblets and Carcasses with Giblets Inserted	Other	943,000
Mar 29, 2008	011-2008	I	Frozen Chicken Breast Products	Other	1,420
Apr 4, 2008	012-2008	II	Frozen Cattle Heads	Other	406,000
May 3, 2008	013-2008	I	Fresh and Frozen Meat and Poultry Products	Listeria monocytogenes	286,320
May 8, 2008	014-2008	I	Ground Beef Products	E. coli O157:H7	68,670
May 12, 2008	015-2008	I	Ground Beef Products	Extraneous Material	22,481
May 16, 2008	016-2008	I	Beef Products	E. coli O157:H7	Undetermined
May 21, 2008	017-2008	I	Pork Blood Sausage	Listeria monocytogenes	290
Jun 8, 2008	018-2008	I	Ground Beef Products	E. coli O157:H7	13,275
Jun 9, 2008	019-2008	I	Ready-to-Eat (RTE) Chicken Products	Listeria monocytogenes	130
Jun 25, 2008	R01-2008	I	Ground Beef Products	E. coli O157:H7	Undetermined
Jun 26, 2008	020-2008	II	Fresh Cattle Heads	Other	2,850
Jun 26, 2008	021-2008	II	Fresh Cattle Heads	Other	120
Jun 30, 2008	022-2008	I	Ground Beef Components	E. coli O157:H7	5,300,000
Jul 14, 2008	023-2008	I	Frozen Stuffed Chicken Sandwich Products	Extraneous Material	199,417
Jul 23, 2008	024-2008	I	Beef Cheek Products	E. coli O157:H7	1,560
Aug 5, 2008	025-2008	I	RTE Chicken Products	Listeria monocytogenes	285
Aug 6, 2008	026-2008	II	Chicken Breast Tenderloin Products	Undeclared Allergen	51,360
Aug 6, 2008	027-2008	I	Frozen Ground Beef Products	E. coli O157:H7	153,630
Aug 7, 2008	028-2008	II	Cattle Heads	Other	941,271
Aug 8, 2008	029-2008	I	Beef Products	E. coli O157:H7	1,360,000
Aug 10, 2008	030-2008	I	Fully Cooked Pork Products	Listeria monocytogenes	4,535
Aug 11, 2008	031-2008	I	Ground Beef Products	E. coli O157:H7	780
Aug 19, 2008	032-2008	II	RTE Chicken Noodle Products	Undeclared Allergen	987
Aug 21, 2008	033-2008	I	Frozen Stuffed Pepperoni Pizza Sandwich Products	Extraneous Material	215,660
Sep 30, 2008	034-2008	I	RTE Turkey Product	Listeria monocytogenes	16
Oct 8, 2008	035-2008	I	Frozen Beef Trim	E. coli O157:H7	2,340
Oct 8, 2008	036-2008	I	Frozen Beef Trim	E. coli O157:H7	4,200
Oct 8, 2008	037-2008	I	Frozen Beef Trim	E. coli O157:H7	20,460
Oct 10, 2008	038-2008	I	Frozen Beef Trim	E. coli O157:H7	420
Oct 16, 2008	039-2008	I	Ground Beef Products	E. coli O157:H7	2,758
Nov 1, 2008	040-2008	I	RTE and Raw Banger Sausage Rolls	Undeclared Allergen	600
Nov 7, 2008	041-2008	I	Frozen Stuffed Chicken Products	Extraneous Material	41,415
Nov 8, 2008	042-2008	I	Hot Dog Products	Listeria monocytogenes	28,610
Nov 17, 2008	043-2008	I	Frozen Chicken Meals	Extraneous Material	879,565
Nov 24, 2008	044-2008	I	Ground Beef Products	E. coli O157:H7	345
Nov 26, 2008	045-2008	II	Cooked Chicken Strip Products	Undeclared Allergen	8,496
Nov 28, 2008	046-2008	I	RTE Frozen Beef Sandwich Products	Listeria monocytogenes	5,250
Dec 2, 2008	047-2008	II	RTE Polish Kielbasa Sausage Products	Undeclared Allergen	36,388
Dec 11, 2008	048-2008	II	Fresh Pork Products	Chemical Contamination	41,020
Dec 11, 2008	049-2008	II	Fresh Pork Products	Chemical Contamination	4,041
Dec 11, 2008	050-2008	II	Fresh Pork Products	Chemical Contamination	33,880
Dec 19, 2008	051-2008	I	Sopressata Sausage Products	Listeria monocytogenes	1
Dec 25, 2008	052-2008	I	Sausage Products	Listeria monocytogenes	750
Dec 30, 2008	053-2008	I	Burrito Products	Listeria monocytogenes	172

⁺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 18, 2012