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Food Safety and Inspection
Service United States Department of Agriculture Washington, D.C. 20250-3700 |
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Food Safety and Inspection
Service United States Department of Agriculture Washington, D.C. 20250-3700 |
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE
| Product(s) Recalled: | Ready-to-eat, fully cooked bacon products, Bacon
Bits and Bacon Pieces packaged for institutional use with the following product names: Real Bacon Topping, Bacon Pizza Topping, Premium Small Real Bacon Chips, Real Cooked Bacon Topping, and Fully Cooked Bacon Bits packed in various size boxes (10, 20, and 27.5 pounds). |
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| Production Dates/Identifying Codes: | July 5, 6, 7, 8, 21 and 22, 1999. All boxes are identified
with the establishment name (Marburger Foods), establishment number in the inspection legend (# 6863)
and any of the following codes: MF7050**** 0100A or B; MF 7060**** 0100 A or B; MF7080**** 00100 A
or B; MF 7022**** 0100 A or B; 07 06 99; 07 07 99; 07 21 99 A or B The **** are various numerals
representing the production hour.
UPDATED: August 4, 1999 |
| Problem/Reason for Recall: | The product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. |
| How/When Discovered: | L. monocytogenes was found in a sample analyzed for the establishment by a private laboratory. The sample was collected from July 5, 1999, production and reported positive on July 26, 1999. The establishment reported the finding and its intention to recall to the FSIS on July 27, 1999. |
| Establishment: | Establishment 06863 M/06863 P Marburger Packing, Incorporated State Road 19 South Peru, IN 46970 |
| Corporate Contact: | Mr. Brose McVey, (317-816-8656) |
| Quantity Recalled: | 96,450 pounds |
| Distribution: | Iowa, Montana, Washington State, Nebraska, Tennessee, Kentucky, Oregon, Illinois, Texas, Ohio, Alabama, Oklahoma, Missouri, Wisconsin, and North Carolina. No military, child nutrition or export products are involved. |
| Recall Classification: | Class I |
| Recall Notification Level: | User. |
| Press Release: | No |
| Direct Notification Means: | Company is contacting distributors by phone and in writing. |
| FSIS Followup Activities: | District Enforcement will conduct effectiveness checks. |
| Other Agencies Involved: | None |
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| Date of Recall Meeting: | July 28, 1999 |
| Recall Case Number: | EP-035-99 |
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