Recall Notification Report 026-99

Food Safety and Inspection Service
United States Department of Agriculture
Washington, D.C. 20250-3700

Recall Notification Report 026-99

May 14, 1999

Recall Notification Report

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

Product(s) Recalled:	Super A Cooked Salami, 1 pound; Western Beef Cooked Salami, 1 pound, Super A Luncheon Loaf, 1 pound, Western Beef Luncheon Loaf, 1 pound, Western Beef Bologna, 1 pound, Western Beef Cooked Beef Salami, 1 pound, Western Beef Turkey Bologna, 1 pound, Super A Bologna, 1 pound, Western Beef Bologna, 1 pound, Super A Chicken Bologna, 1 pound, Western Beef Chicken Bologna, 1 pound, Shop Rite Sliced Cooked Salami, 1 pound, Jesse Jones Thick Bologna, 12 ounce, 97% fat free Olymel P.L.U.S. Imported Hand Carved Ham, 1 pound, Jesse Jones Premium Ham, 8 ounce, Western Beef Cooked Ham, 12 ounce, and Jesse Jones Premium Chopped Ham, 8 ounce.
Production Dates/Identifying Codes:	Products were sliced and packaged on May 4, 1999. All packages are identified with the "sell by" date of "Jun 23".
Problem/Reason for Recall:	The product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
How/When Discovered:	FSIS monitoring sample was found positive for Listeria monocytogenes on May 12, 1999.
Establishment:	01246M/01246P White Packing Company 223 N McCaskey Road Williamston, NC 27892
Corporate Contact:	Mr. David Burroughs, (252-792-8137)
Quantity Recalled:	16,392 pounds. No military, Child Nutrition (CN), or export products are involved.
Distribution:	South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, New York, and New Jersey.
Recall Classification:	Class I
Recall Notification Level:	Consumer
Press Release:	Yes
Direct Notification Means:	Company is contacting distributors by phone and in writing.
FSIS Followup Activities:	District Enforcement will conduct effectiveness checks
Other Agencies Involved:	State of North Carolina
FSIS Contacts:	Compliance/Recall Coordinator: 202-418-8874 Emergency Response: 202-501-7521 Media Inquiries: 202-720-9113 Congressional Inquiries: 202-720-3897 Consumer Inquiries: 1-800-535-4555 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:	May 13, 1999
Recall Case Number:	EP-026-99

For Further Information, Contact:

Consumers: Meat and Poultry Hotline, 1-800-535-4555 or (202) 720-3333 (voice);
1-800-256-7072 (TTY)
Media: (202) 720-9113

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