Recall Notification Report 075-2000

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

Recall Notification Report 075-2000

December 14, 2000

Recall Notification Report

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

Product(s) Recalled:	Cooked Ready-To-Eat Turkey and Chicken Products
Production Dates/Identifying Codes:	Produced May 1, through Dec. 11, 2000. The products subject to recall listed below all bear Establishment number P-635, and any ''sell-by,'' ''use-by'' or Julian code. subject to recall listed below all bear Establishment number P-635, and any "sell-by", "use-by" or Julian code. Retail Sliced Packages: In 10 to12-ounce packages. Owens's Hickory Smoked Pre-Sliced Turkey Breast, fresh Plantation Fiesta Pre-Sliced Turkey Breast, fresh Mesquite Smoked Pre-Sliced Turkey Breast, fresh and frozen Pre-Sliced Smoke banquet-style Turkey Breast, fresh and frozen Black Forest Turkey Ham, fresh Pre-Sliced Turkey Pastrami, fresh and frozen Pre-Sliced Star Turkey Breast Riverside Pre-Sliced Hickory Smoked Turkey Breast, fresh and frozen Pre-Sliced Oven prepared Turkey Breast, frozen Honeysuckle White Pre-Sliced Oven Prepared Turkey, fresh and frozen Un-sliced Products: For slicing or consumer sale whole. Dine Rite Picnic Dark Turkey, fresh and frozen Old South Turkey Ham, fresh Plantation Cajun Fried Turkey, frozen Honeysuckle White Cajun-Style Fried Whole Turkey, frozen Wholesale: Products sold in bulk and sliced at delicatessens, restaurants, and institutions Boar's Head: Our Premium Low Salt Turkey, frozen Golden Catering Skin-on Turkey Breast, fresh Carmel Colored Our Premium Turkey Breast, fresh Our Premium Low Salt Skinless Turkey Breast, fresh Smoked Turkey Breast, fresh Oil Browned Chicken Breast, fresh Oven Prepared Skinless Turkey Breast, fresh Smoked Chicken Breast, fresh Other products were sold in bulk and would not be labeled at the point of purchase.
Problem/Reason for Recall:	The products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
How/When Discovered:	The recall is in response to an epidemiological study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). The preliminary results of the study prompted the firm to voluntarily initiate the recall.
Establishment:	P-635/635 Cargill Turkey Products 2510 East Lakeshore Drive Waco, Texas 76705
Corporate Contact/Recall Coordinator:	Mr. Ralph Kutzer; 254-412-3680
Consumer Contact:	Call 888-621-2717 or visit the firm's website (http://www.plantation-foods.com)
Media Contact:	Mr. Mark Klein; 254-412-3478
Quantity Recalled:	Approximately 16.7 million pounds
Distribution:	U.S. Nationwide, and exported to Iceland and Venezuela.
Recall Classification:	Class I
Recall Notification Level:	Wholesale/ Retail/Consumer
Press Release:	Yes
Direct Notification Means:	The firm will notify it's customers orally and will follow-up with written communications.
FSIS Followup Activities:	Effectiveness checks by the FSIS, District Enforcement Operations.
Other Agencies Involved:	The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
FSIS Contacts:	Compliance/Recall Coordinator: 202-418-8874 Recall Management Division: 202-690-6389 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:	December 14, 2000
Recall Case Number:	075-2000

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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