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| North Carolina Firm Recalls Underprocessed Chicken Strips
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| Recall Release |
CLASS I RECALL |
| FSIS-RC-011-2005 |
HEALTH RISK: HIGH |
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Congressional and Public Affairs
(202) 720-9113
Steven Cohen
WASHINGTON, March 17, 2005 - Perdue Farms, Inc., a Concord, North Carolina, establishment,
is voluntarily recalling approximately 230,700 pounds of fully cooked chicken breast strips due to possible
underprocessing, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.
The products being recalled are 10-pound cases of "SUBWAY FC CHICKEN BRST STRIPS." Each case contains
the code "09365" or "09222." Each case also contains one of the following packing dates:
"5032," "5038," "5052," "5055" or "5070."
The chicken strips were produced in February and March and were shipped to centers in Alabama, Florida,
Massachusetts, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Virginia for further distribution.
The problem was discovered by the company. FSIS has received no reports of illnesses from consumption of
the product.
Media with questions about the recall can call Perdue Corporate Communications Manager Joe Forstoffer at
(410) 860-4407. Consumers with questions about the recall can call Perdue Consumer Services toll free at
(1-800) 817-9810.
Consumers with food safety questions can phone the toll-free USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline at 1-888-MPHotline
(1-888-674-6854). The hotline is available in English and Spanish and can be reached from l0 a.m. to 4 p.m.
(Eastern Time) Monday through Friday. Recorded food safety messages are available 24 hours a day.
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USDA Recall Classifications
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| Class I |
This is a health hazard situation
where there is a reasonable probability that the use of the product will cause serious, adverse health consequences or death.
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| Class II |
This is a health hazard situation where there is a remote probability of adverse health consequences from the use of the product.
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| Class III |
This is a situation where the use of the product will not cause adverse health consequences.
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