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| Louisiana Firm Recalls
Roast Beef Deli Meat Due To Possible Listeria Monocytogenes
Contamination |
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| Recall Release |
CLASS I RECALL |
| FSIS-RC-028-2013 |
HEALTH RISK: HIGH |
Congressional and Public Affairs
Lilia McFarland
(202) 720-9113
WASHINGTON, April 10, 2013 - Manda Packing
Company, a Baker, La., establishment, is recalling approximately
20,166 pounds of cooked roast beef deli meat due to possible
contamination with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S.
Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS)
announced today.
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Recommendations for people at risk for Listeriosis
Wash hands with warm, soapy water before and after handling raw meat and poultry for at least 20 seconds. Wash cutting boards,
dishes and utensils with hot, soapy water. Immediately clean spills.
Keep raw meat, fish and poultry away from other food that will not be cooked. Use separate cutting boards for raw meat, poultry
and egg products and cooked foods.
Do not eat hot dogs, luncheon meats, bologna or other deli meats unless reheated until steaming hot.
Do not eat refrigerated paté, meat spreads from a meat counter or smoked seafood found in the refrigerated section of the store.
Foods that don't need refrigeration, like canned tuna and canned salmon, are safe to eat. Refrigerate after opening.
Do not drink raw (unpasteurized) milk and do not eat foods that have unpasteurized milk in them.
Do not eat salads made in the store such as ham salad, chicken salad, egg salad, tuna salad or seafood salad.
Do not eat soft cheeses such as Feta, quesco blanco, quesco fresco, Brie, Camembert cheeses, blue-veined cheeses and Panela unless
it is labeled as made with pasteurized milk.
Use precooked or ready-to-eat food as soon as you can. Listeria can grow in the refrigerator. The refrigerator should be
40° F or lower and the freezer 0° F or lower. Use an appliance thermometer to check the temperature of your refrigerator.
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Various weights of the following products are subject to recall:
- Manda Supreme Roast Beef
- Four Star Cajun Roast Beef
- Four Star Roast Beef
- Cajun Prize Roast Beef
- Manda Supreme Natural Roast Beef
- Manda Natural Roast Beef
- Manda New Orleans Style Roast Beef
- Manda Whole Wet Pack Roast Beef
Each package has a “Sell by” date of May 13, 2013, and bears the
establishment number “EST. 8746A” inside the USDA mark of
inspection. These products may have been sliced at retail delis,
and if so will not bear this packaging information. The products
were packed on February 27, 2013, and shipped for further
distribution and to retail deli stores in Louisiana, Texas,
Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Illinois, and
Tennessee.
FSIS was alerted to the problem by The Tennessee Department of
Agriculture, who took an intact sample of cooked roast beef at a
retail establishment on April 5, 2013, which later confirmed
positive for Listeria monocytogenes. FSIS and the
company have received no reports of illnesses associated with
consumption of these products.
FSIS routinely conducts recall effectiveness checks to verify
that recalling firms notify their customers of the recall and
that steps are taken to make certain that the product is no
longer available to consumers. When available, the retail
distribution list(s) will be posted on the FSIS website at:
www.fsis.usda.gov/
FSIS_Recalls/
Open_Federal_Cases.
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 cause miscarriages and stillbirths,
as well as serious and sometimes fatal infections in those with
weakened immune systems, such as infants, the elderly and
persons with HIV infection or undergoing chemotherapy.
Individuals concerned about an illness should contact a health
care provider.
Media and consumers with questions about the recall should
contact Josh Yarborough, Director of Quality Assurance and Food
Safety, at (225) 344-7636, ext. 55.
Consumers with food safety questions can "Ask Karen," the FSIS virtual representative available 24 hours a day at
AskKaren.gov or via smartphone at m.askkaren.gov.
"Ask Karen" live chat services are available Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. ET. The toll-free USDA Meat
and Poultry Hotline 1-888-MPHotline (1-888-674-6854) 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.
The online Electronic Consumer Complaint Monitoring System can be accessed 24 hours a day at: www.fsis.usda.gov/FSIS_Recalls/
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| Retail Distribution List (PDF Only) |
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Last Modified:
April 15, 2013 |
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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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