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| Massachusetts Firm Recalls Ready-To-Eat Meat and Poultry Products for
Listeria Contamination |
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| Recall Release |
CLASS I RECALL |
| FSIS-RC-044-2005 |
HEALTH RISK:
HIGH |
Congressional and Public Affairs
(202) 720-9113
Steven Cohen
WASHINGTON, October 22, 2005 - Ian's
Natural Foods, a Revere, Mass., firm, is voluntarily
recalling approximately 11,200 pounds of
ready-to-eat meat and poultry products that may be
contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S.
Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and
Inspection Service announced today.
The products subject to recall are:
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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 ºF or lower and the freezer 0º F or lower. Use an appliance thermometer to check the temperature of your refrigerator.
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- 12-ounce packages of "TRADER JOE-SAN TERIYAKI CHICKEN WITH
BASMATI RICE." Each package bears the establishment number
"P-19011" inside the USDA seal of inspection and the sell by
date, "10-23-05," "10-24-05," "10-25-05," "10-27-05,"
"10-29-05," "10-30-05" or "10-31-05."
- 12-ounce packages of "TRADER GIOTTO'S ITALIAN STYLE MEATBALLS,
MADE WITH COLEMAN NATURAL BEEF." Each package bears the
establishment number "EST. 19011" inside the USDA seal of
inspection and the sell by date, "10-30-05," "10-31-05,"
"11-1-05," "11-2-05" or "11-3-05."
- 12-ounce packages of "TRADER JOE'S CHIPOTLE LIME CHICKEN STRIPS, GRILLED CHICKEN STRIPS MARINATED WITH SOUTHWESTERN-STYLE SPICES." Each package bears the establishment number
"P-19011" inside the USDA seal of inspection and the sell by date,
"10-23-05," "10-24-05," "10-25-05," "10-26-05," "10-27-05," "10-29-05,"
"10-30-05" or "10-31-05."
- 16-ounce packages of "TRADER JOE'S JUST CHICKEN, WHITE MEAT
CHICKEN CHUNKS, GREAT FOR SALADS SOUPS AND ENTRES." Each package
bears the establishment number "P-19011" inside the USDA seal of
inspection and the sell by date, "10-20-05," "10-21-05,"
"10-22-05," "10-23-05," "10-24-05," "10-26-05," "10-27-05" or
"10-28-05."
- 12-ounce packages of "TRADER GIOTTO'S BAKED CHICKEN PARMESAN,
BREAST OF CHICKEN COVERED IN A MARINARA SAUCE, THEN TOPPED WITH
A BLEND OF FLAVORFUL CHEESES." Each package bears the
establishment number "P-19011" inside the USDA seal of
inspection and the sell by date, "10-23-05," "10-24-05" or
"10-26-05."
- 28-ounce packages of "TRADER JACQUES" QUICHE LORRAINE,
TRADITIONAL RECIPE WITH UNCURED BACON AND SWISS CHEESE." Each
package bears the establishment number "EST.19011" inside the
USDA seal of inspection and the sell by date, "10-23-05,"
"10-24-05," "10-25-05," "10-29-05," "10-30-05" or "10-31-05."
- 10-ounce packages of "TRADER MING'S SZECHUAN STYLE CHICKEN,
WITH WHITE MEAT." Each package bears the establishment number
"P-19011" inside the USDA seal of inspection and the sell by
date, "10-23-05," "10-24-05," "10-25-05," "10-26-05," "10-29-05"
or "10-30-05."
- 16-ounce packages of "TRADER JOE'S JUST CHICKEN WITH PANKO
BREAD CRUMBS." Each package bears the establishment number
"P-19011" inside the USDA seal of inspection and the sell by
date, "10-20-05," "10-21-05," "10-22-05," "10-23-05" or
"10-24-05."
The products were produced on various dates between Oct. 12 and 18 and were shipped to retail stores
in Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Massachusetts.
The problem was discovered through company
microbiological sampling. FSIS has received no
reports of illnesses associated with consumption of
the product.
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.
Consumers with questions about the recall should
contact company Vice-President for Marketing Jeff
Canner at (978) 989-0601. Media with questions about
the recall should contact company Vice-President for
Operations Anil Wassan at (781) 284-1999.
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/index.asp.
NOTE: Access news releases and other information at the
FSIS Web site at
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Fsis_Recalls/
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Product Labels
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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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