U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE
Little Dixie Sliced Ham Steaks, all sizes
Production Dates/Codes:
"8093" on box but not individual package
(cooked on April 3, packed on April 7)
Problem/Reason for Recall:
Listeria monocytogenes
How/When Discovered:
Routine monitoring program for Listeria monocytogenes, sampled on 4-7-98
Federal Establishment:
Est 2985
Diggs Packing Co.
Columbia, Mo.
Corporate Contact:
Dale Diggs, Dan Reynolds, 573-449-2995
Quantity Recalled:
635 pounds
Distribution:
Retail food stores in southwest Missouri area
Recall Classification:
Class 1
Recall Notification Level:
To consumer level
Press Release:
April 17, 1998, FSIS press release FSIS-98-RC-04
Direct Notification Means:
Company notifying customers
FSIS Followup Activities:
District Enforcement conducting effectiveness checks to see that stores are being notified and product returned
Other Agencies Involved:
None
FSIS Contacts:
Date of Recall Meeting:
April 17, 1998
Recall Case Number:
[Oa/recalls/rnrfiles/newsbotd.htm]EP-010-98