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| Florida Firm Recalls Chicken Meat Wrap For Possible Listeria Contamination |
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| Recall Release |
CLASS I RECALL |
| FSIS-RC-015-2005 |
HEALTH RISK: HIGH |
Congressional and Public Affairs
(202) 720-9113; FAX: (202) 690-0460
Autumn Canaday
WASHINGTON, April 5, 2005 - LSG Sky Chefs, Inc., an Orlando, Fla. firm, is voluntarily
recalling approximately 3,316 pounds of chicken wrap sandwiches that may be contaminated with
Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service
(FSIS) announced today.
The products subject to recall are various size and weight bulk packages of:
- 8.75 oz. wraps of "7-ELEVEN BIG EATS, Deluxe, WHITE CHICKEN MEAT WRAP WITH VEGETABLES AND SOY GINGER SPREAD ON A CURRY FLOUR TORTILLA."
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Listeria Precautions
USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline
1-888-MPHotline or visit www.fsis.usda.gov
People at risk for listeriosis and their family members or individuals preparing food for them should:
Reheat until steaming hot the following types of ready-to-eat foods: hot dogs, luncheon meats, cold cuts, fermented and dry sausage, and other deli-style meat and poultry products. Thoroughly reheating food can help kill any bacteria that might be present. If you cannot reheat these foods, do not eat them.
Wash hands with hot, soapy water after handling these types of ready-to-eat foods. (Wash for at least 20 seconds.) Also wash cutting boards, dishes, and utensils. Thorough washing helps eliminate any bacteria that might get on your hands or other surfaces from food before it is reheated.
Do not eat soft cheeses such as feta, Brie, Camembert, blue-veined or Mexican-style cheese. You can eat hard cheeses, processed cheeses, cream cheese, cottage cheese, and yogurt.
Do not drink raw, unpasteurized milk or eat foods made from it, such as unpasteurized cheese.
Observe all expiration dates for perishable items that are precooked or ready-to-eat.
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Each package bears the message, "Handmade on Monday 0328, Freshest Before 11:59pm, 0330," or
"Handmade on Tuesday 0329, Freshest Before 11:59pm, 0331." Each package also bears the
establishment code "EST. P-19682" inside the USDA mark of inspection.
The chicken wrap sandwiches were produced on March 28 and 29, 2005, and were distributed to convenience
stores in Florida on March 29 and 30, 2005.
The product has a two-day shelf life and FSIS has been informed that product subject to recall has been
removed from store shelves.
The problem was discovered through company sampling. FSIS has received no reports of illnesses associated
with consumption of these products.
Consumption of food contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes can cause listeriosis, an uncommon
but potentially fatal disease. Healthy people rarely contract listeriosis. However, Listeriosis can cause high
fever, severe headache, neck stiffness and nausea.
Listeriosis can also induce miscarriages and stillbirths, as well as serious and sometimes fatal infections in
those with weakened immune systems including infants, elderly and persons with chronic disease, such as HIV
infection or undergoing chemotherapy.
Media with questions about the recall should contact company Vice President of Corporate Communications Dalene
Nichols at (972) 793-9209. Consumers with questions about the recall should contact 7-Eleven Corporate Quality
Assurance Manager Harold Luebbert at (214) 841-6827.
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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NOTE: Access news releases and other information at the FSIS Web site at www.fsis.usda.gov
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Product Label:
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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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