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| New Jersey Firm Recalls Sausage For Possible Listeria Contamination |
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| Recall Release |
CLASS I RECALL |
| FSIS-RC-029-2005 |
HEALTH RISK: HIGH |
Congressional and Public Affairs
(202) 720-9113
Matt Baun
WASHINGTON, June 26, 2005 - Los Galleguito, a Union City, N.J., firm, is
voluntarily recalling approximately 720 pounds of Spanish sausage that may be contaminated
with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection
Service (FSIS) announced today.
The following are subject to recall:
- 8-ounce packages of "Los galleguitos PRIMERA CHORIZOS SPANISH BRAND SAUSAGE."
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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 contains four sausages and bears the code "021606." The establishment code, "EST. 5447" is printed
inside the USDA mark of inspection. The sausages were packaged on June 16, 2005 and were distributed through
retail stores in Florida.
The problem was discovered through routine FSIS microbial 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 lead to miscarriages and stillbirths, as well as serious and sometimes fatal infections in infants,
the elderly and persons with compromised immune systems.
Media and consumers with questions about the recall should contact company owner Frank Torres at (201) 865-7232.
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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