U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE
| Product(s) Recalled: | Savoie’s Dressing Mix, 1-pound containers |
| Production Dates/Identifying Codes: | Production through September 15, 1998 |
| Problem/Reason for Recall: | Salmonella contamination |
| How/When Discovered: | Product served at an August 15 wedding in Louisiana resulted in 62 illnesses (of which 9 were admitted to a hospital for fever and diarrhea). Product and stool samples tested positive for Salmonella |
| Federal Establishment: | Establishment number 13346, Savoie’s Sausage & Food Products, Inc., Opelousas, La. |
| Corporate Contact: | Frederick Lafleur, general manager, 318-942-7241 |
| Quantity Recalled: | Estimated over 500,000 lbs. (461,555 lbs. produced in 1998) |
| Distribution: | Distributed to retail food stores in 9 states: Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Texas |
| Recall Classification: | Class 1 |
| Recall Notification Level: | To consumer level |
| Press Release: | September 22, 1998 press release FSIS-98-RC-14 |
| Direct Notification Means: | Company contacting customers |
| FSIS Followup Activities: | Effectiveness checks |
| Other Agencies Involved: | Lousiana State Office of Public Health, Epidemiology Section, 504-568-5005 |
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| Date of Recall Meeting: | September 22, 1998 |
| Recall Case Number: | EP 032-98 |