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| Mississippi Firm Recalls Sausage and Bacon Products Due To Insanitary Conditions Caused By Hurricane Katrina
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| Recall Release |
CLASS I RECALL |
| FSIS-RC-37-2005 |
HEALTH RISK: HIGH |
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Congressional and Public Affairs
(202) 720-9113
Steven Cohen
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13, 2005 - Enslin & Sons Packing Co., a Hattiesburg, Miss., firm, is voluntarily
recalling approximately 2,890 pounds of sausage and bacon products processed under insanitary conditions due to the
company's water system being inadvertently compromised by Hurricane Katrina, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's
Food Safety and Inspection Service announced today.
Products subject to recall include:
- 10-pound boxes of "ENSLIN QUALITY MEATS, SINCE 1924, A FAMILY TRADITION, HICKORY SMOKED BACON," Each box label bears the production code "250 05" and the establishment number, "EST. 31806" inside the USDA seal of inspection.
- 10-pound boxes of "ENSLIN QUALITY MEATS, SINCE 1924, A FAMILY TRADITION, HICKORY SMOKED, FULLY COOKED PORK SMOKED SAUSAGE, Natural Hickory Smoke Flavor Added." Each box label bears the production code "250 05" and the establishment number, "EST. 31806" inside the USDA seal of inspection.
- 10-pound boxes of "GLENDALE BRAND, HICKORY SMOKED HOT SAUSAGE." Each box bears the production code "250 05" and the establishment number, "EST. 31806" inside the USDA seal of inspection.
- 10-pound boxes of "BOWIE RIVER SWAMP HOT SAUSAGE MADE WITH CHICKEN AND PORK, HICKORY SMOKED." Each box bears the production code "250 05" and the establishment number, "EST. 31806" inside the USDA seal of inspection.
The sausage and bacon were produced and packaged on September 7 and 8 and were distributed to retail stores in Mississippi.
The problem was discovered after the company requested that its private water source be tested. FSIS has received no reports
of illnesses associated with consumption of these products.
Consumers and media with questions about the recall should contact company General Manager Freddie Enslin at 601-582-9300.
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 presently be reached 24-hours-a-day.
"Ask Karen" is the FSIS virtual representative available 24 hours a day to answer your questions at
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Food_Safety_Education/Ask_Karen/.
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NOTE: Access news releases and other information at the FSIS Web site at http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Fsis_Recalls/
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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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