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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: | Gerrity's brand Old Fashioned Hot Dogs in approximately one pound prepackaged units or in bulk weights as requested. |
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| Production Dates/Identifying Codes: | Packaged July 19, 1999, the master shipping cases bear a code of G19-2, the individual prepackaged and bulk product sold to the retail customer are not coded. |
| Problem/Reason for Recall: | Listeria monocytogenes contamination. |
| How/When Discovered: | A sample collected by FSIS inspection personnel on July 20, 1999, returned a positive result for Listeria monocytogenes on July 29, 1999. |
| Establishment: | 04314 M/04314 P Gerrity's Supermarket, Incorporated 123 Eley Street Kingston, Pennsylvania 18704 |
| Corporate Contact: | Mr. Daniel Janoski, Plant Manager, (570) 288-9325 |
| Quantity Recalled: | 200 pounds. |
| Distribution: | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, Pennsylvania |
| Recall Classification: | Class I |
| Recall Notification Level: | Consumer. |
| Press Release: | Yes |
| Direct Notification Means: | The firm has notified their retail customers through in-store placards. |
| FSIS Followup Activities: | Effectiveness checks by the FSIS, District Enforcement Operations to the retail level. |
| Other Agencies Involved: | None |
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| Date of Recall Meeting: | July 30, 1999 |
| Recall Case Number: | EP-038-99 |
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