U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE
| Product(s) Recalled: | FRANKS
and LUNCH MEAT PRODUCTS:
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| Production Dates/Identifying Codes: |
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| Problem/Reason for Recall: | Listeria monocytogenes |
| How/When Discovered: | Product sampled from a retail store in Tallahassee, Fla., on October 13, 1998, tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes, prompting initial recall on October 22, 1998. (Initially recalled were various beef franks, turkey-pork-beef franks, and chicken hot dogs listed in the FSIS October 23, 1998, press release) Subsequent FSIS testing of products from other production dates prompted the firm to expand the recall to all hot dog and frank products under the 3 labels from Est. 1415M / P-6655 still in commerce. Testing of other products found 2 items positive for Listeria monocytogenes, resulting in the November 3 addition to the recall of all lunch meat products produced on 2 production dates. |
| Federal Establishment: | Est. 1415M /
P-6655, Dixie Packers, Inc., Madison, Fla. |
| Corporate Contact: | Mickey Clerc, Winn-Dixie, Jacksonville, Fla., 904-783-5409 |
| Quantity Recalled: | Estimated at 1.5 million pounds (initially 108,267 pounds) of hot dogs and franks; and 192,553 pounds of lunch meat products |
| Distribution: | Distributed to Winn-Dixie retail food stores in 14 states: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia. Some of the franks were also distributed to Puerto Rico and the Bahamas. No lunch meat products were distributed to Puerto Rico. |
| Recall Classification: | Class I |
| Recall Notification Level: | To consumer level |
| Press Release: | |
| Direct Notification Means: | Company contacting customers |
| FSIS Followup Activities: | Effectiveness checks |
| Other Agencies Involved: | None |
| FSIS Contacts: |
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| Date of Recall Meeting: | October 22, 1998; October 30, 1998; November 3, 1998 |
| Recall Case Number: | EP-035-98 |