Recall Notification Report 037-99

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

Recall Notification Report 037-99

July 30, 1999

Recall Notification Report

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

Product(s) Recalled:	Loeffler's Roasting Sausage, packaged in 5-pound consumer size packages.
Production Dates/Identifying Codes:	Produced July 19, 1999, packed July 20, 1999 product not coded.
Problem/Reason for Recall:	Listeria monocytogenes.
How/When Discovered:	FSIS Microbiological Monitoring Program
Establishment:	05421 M Loeffler's Gourmet, Inc 482 Whitehead Road Trenton, New Jersey 08619
Corporate Contact:	Gary Rutherford, Manager
Quantity Recalled:	200 pounds.
Distribution:	Trenton, N. J. area, only through the firm's retail outlet. Product not sold to other retail stores.
Recall Classification:	Class I
Recall Notification Level:	Consumer.
Press Release:	Yes
Direct Notification Means:	Firm will put a placard in the retail store, asking customers who may have purchased the product to return any unused portion.
FSIS Followup Activities:	Effectiveness checks by the FSIS, District Enforcement Operations to the retail level.
Other Agencies Involved:	None
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:	July 30, 1999
Recall Case Number:	EP-037-99

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) 720-3897

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