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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: | Turkey Franks, 5", ten-pound, bulk-packed cases. |
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| Production Dates/Identifying Codes: | Produced April 21, 1999. Product Code 96889. Each case is marked immediately under the bar code with 03-9111-(xxxx) xxxx may be any digits, 9111 represents the Julian date. |
| Problem/Reason for Recall: | Listeria monocytogenes. |
| How/When Discovered: | Foster Farms was notified by a customer that turkey franks produced on April 21, 1999, were tested and found positive for L. monocytogenes. The shipment was returned to the establishment on August 20, 1999, and tested for the firm at a private laboratory. The private laboratory reported the product positive for L. monocytogenes on August 27, 1999. Foster Farms notified the FSIS Inspector-in-Charge and the Emergency Response Division, FSIS, on August 27, 1999. |
| Establishment: | Foster Poultry Farms - Deli Plant 843 Davis Street |
| Corporate Contact: | Micheal Fineman, Heidi White, (415) 777-6933 Randi Boyce, John Bartelme, (209) 394-7901 |
| Quantity Recalled: | Approximately 33, 710 pounds. |
| Distribution: | California, Texas, Utah, Washington, Nevada, Oregon. |
| Recall Classification: | Class I |
| Recall Notification Level: | User. |
| Press Release: | No |
| Direct Notification Means: | The firm has notified its customers verbally and will follow-up with letters. |
| FSIS Followup Activities: | Effectiveness checks by the FSIS, District Enforcement Operations. |
| Other Agencies Involved: | None |
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| Date of Recall Meeting: | August 27, 1999 |
| Recall Case Number: | EP-043-99 |
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