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| Oklahoma Firm Recalls Ready-To-Eat Chicken and Beef Products for Possible Listeria Contamination |
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| Recall Release |
CLASS I RECALL |
| FSIS-RC-034-2005 |
HEALTH RISK: HIGH |
Congressional and Public Affairs
(202) 720-9113
Steven Cohen
WASHINGTON, Aug. 23, 2005 - Allison's Gourmet Kitchens, Ltd., a Moore, Okla., firm, is voluntarily
recalling approximately 4,925 pounds of ready-to-eat chicken and beef products that may be contaminated with
Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service announced today.
The following products are subject to recall:
- Five-pound plastic containers of "Allison's Gourmet Kitchens Barbeque Beans with Beef." The containers bear the use-by-date "09 28 2005" or "09 29 2005" and each case bears the code "04075."
- Five-pound and 12-ounce plastic containers of "Allison's HCF Classic Chicken Salad with White Meat." The containers bear the use-by-date "09 16 2005." Each case bears the code "08015" or "08018."
- Three-pound plastic containers of "Classic Allison's Gourmet Kitchens Chicken Salad." The containers bear the use-by-date "09 23 2005" or "10 02 2005." Each case bears the code "08012."
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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 pate, 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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Containers of barbeque beans and beef bear the establishment number "EST.27404" inside the USDA
seal of inspection. Containers of chicken salad bear the establishment number "P-27404" inside the
USDA seal of inspection.
The products were produced on Aug. 17 and 18. The chicken salad was distributed to delicatessens in
Oklahoma and Texas. The barbeque was distributed to delicatessens in Arkansas, Mississippi, Nebraska,
Oklahoma and Texas.
The problem was discovered through company testing. 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 cause miscarriages and stillbirths,
as well as serious and sometimes fatal infections in those with weak immune systems, such as infants, the
elderly and persons with HIV infection or undergoing chemotherapy.
Consumers and media with questions about the recall should contact company President Herb Grimes at (405) 794-2530.
Consumers with food safety questions can call the toll-free USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline at (888) 674-6854.
The hotline is available in English and Spanish and can be reached from 10 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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"Ask Karen" is the FSIS virtual representative available 24 hours a day to answer your questions at
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Education/Ask_Karen/.
NOTE: Access news releases and other information at the FSIS Web site at www.fsis.usda.gov
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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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