Recall Notification Report 006-98

March 20, 1998

Recall Notification Report

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE

Product(s) Recalled:

Glazier's Frankfurters
5-lb. and random weight (approx. 1-lb.) packages

Production Dates/Codes:

"SELL BY 4 6 [April 6]"

Problem/Reason for Recall:

Listeria Monocytogenes

How/When Discovered:

Routine monitoring program for  Listeria monocytogenes, sampled on 3-6-98

Federal Establishment:

Est 880
Glazier Packing Co. Inc.
Potsdam, N.Y.

Corporate Contact:

John Glazier, 518-483-4990 (Malone, N.Y.) or 315-265-2500 (Potsdam, N.Y.)

Quantity Recalled:

1,440 pounds

Distribution:

Small retail food stores within a 75-mile radius of Potsdam-Malone N.Y. area: roughly Franklin County and St. Lawrence County

Recall Classification:

Class 1

Recall Notification Level:

To consumer level

Press Release:

March 20, 1998, FSIS press release FSIS-98-RC-02

Direct Notification Means:

Company notifying stores by letter and phone

FSIS Followup Activities:

District Enforcement conducting effectiveness checks to see that stores are being notified and product returned

Other Agencies Involved:

None

FSIS Contacts:

• District Enforcement Operations: (202) 418-8872
• Emergency Response: (202) 501-7521
• Media Inquiries: (202) 720-9113
• Congressional Inquiries: (202) 720-3897
• Consumer Inquiries: (800) 535-4555
• Web Site: http://www.fsis.usda.gov/ (FSIS Main Page) or
  http://www.fsis.usda.gov/oa/recalls/rec_intr.htm (Recall Information Center)

Date of Recall Meeting:

March 19, 1998

Recall Case Number:

EP-006-98