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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, cooked sausage products packaged
for consumer use with the following product names: Gaspar's Linguica, Gaspar's Chourico, and Gaspar's Turkey Chourico in approximately one pound packages. |
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| Production Dates/Identifying Codes: | Product packaged on August 11, 1999. Each package has a "sell by" date of 11/03/99 followed by 01 or 02. Each package bears "EST 287" or "EST P287" inside the USDA inspection mark on the label. |
| Problem/Reason for Recall: | The product may be contaminated with L. monocytogenes. |
| How/When Discovered: | An FSIS routine microbiological monitoring sample of Linguica Sausage was collected on August 17, 1999, and reported positive for L. monocytogenes on August 26, 1999. |
| Establishment: | 00287M/00287P Gaspar's Sausage Company, Incorporated 384 Faunce Corner Road N. Dartmouth, Massachusetts 02747 |
| Corporate Contact: | Mr.Charles Gaspar, (508) 998-2012 |
| Quantity Recalled: | Approximately 3,720 pounds. |
| Distribution: | Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. No military, child nutrition, or export products are involved. |
| Recall Classification: | Class I |
| Recall Notification Level: | Consumer. |
| Press Release: | Yes |
| 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: | August 27, 1999 |
| Recall Case Number: | EP-042-99 |
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