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Food Safety and Inspection
Service United States Department of Agriculture Washington, D.C. 20250-3700 |
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Food Safety and Inspection
Service United States Department of Agriculture Washington, D.C. 20250-3700 |
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE
| Product(s) Recalled: | Roasted Ground Chicken Meat (For Further Processing) |
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| Production Dates/Identifying Codes: | The product was produced and packaged on January 11, 2000,
and has no brand name. The product was bulk packed in 60-pound boxes that bear the following
codes on the boxes: Customer code #: 203623; Product code # 24299; codes C 70011 or D 70011 representing the production time period, production line and Julian code (0011 corresponding to January 11, 2000) |
| Problem/Reason for Recall: | Possible Listeria Monocytogenes contamination.. |
| How/When Discovered: | The company discovered the L. monocytogenes through its routine microbiological sampling program and reported it to Emergency Response Division, FSIS on January 27, 2000. |
| Establishment: | 1234/P1234 House of Raeford Farms, Inc. 405 West Burr Oak Street Athens, Michigan 49011 |
| Corporate Contact: | Mr. Stephen J. Stefanick; 616-792-5411 |
| Media Contact: | Mr. Henry Hubbard and Mr. Hillard Fleischman; 202-828-8885 |
| Quantity Recalled: | Approximately 4,500 pounds. |
| Distribution: | One consignee in Oswego, Illinois. |
| Recall Classification: | Class I |
| Recall Notification Level: | Wholesale. |
| Press Release: | No |
| Direct Notification Means: | The firm has notified its customer orally and is following up with a letter. |
| FSIS Followup Activities: | Effectiveness checks by the FSIS, District Enforcement Operations to the wholesale level. |
| Other Agencies Involved: | None. |
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| Date of Recall Meeting: | January 28, 2000 |
| Recall Case Number: | EP 003-2000 |
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