Missouri Firm Recalls Meat Lunch Makers Products For Possible Listeria Contamination
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Missouri Firm Recalls Meat Lunch Makers Products For Possible Listeria Contamination
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WASHINGTON, - ConAgra Foods, a Marshall, Mo., firm, is voluntarily recalling approximately 9,550 pounds of various bologna, ham and turkey lunch meal products that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service announced today.
The products subject to recall are:
- 2.6-ounce packages of "ARMOUR, Lunch Makers®, CRACKER CRUNCHERS, Cooked Ham, Contains a Nestle® Crunch® Bar." Each package bears the establishment number "Est. 1059" inside the USDA seal of inspection and a sell by date, "FEB 10, 2006" or "FEB 11, 2006." The package also bears the product code "4660033427."
- 2.6-ounce packages of "ARMOUR, Lunch Makers®, CRACKER CRUNCHERS, Turkey, Contains a Nestle® Butterfinger® Bar." Each package bears the establishment number "P-9" inside the USDA seal of inspection and a sell by date, "FEB 06, 2006," "FEB 09, 2006" or "FEB 10, 2006." The package also bears the product code "4660033428."
- 2.6-ounce and 8-fluid ounce packages of "ARMOUR, Lunch Makers® Bologna Fun Kit, CRACKER CRUNCHERS, Bologna." The package also contains a Nestle® Crunch® Bar and Hawaiian Punch® fruit drink. Each package bears the establishment number "P-9" inside the USDA seal of inspection and the sell by date, "FEB 11, 2006." The package also bears the product code "4660002263."
- 2.6-ounce and 8-fluid ounce packages of "ARMOUR, Lunch Makers® Ham Fun Kit, CRACKER CRUNCHERS, Cooked Ham." The package also contains a Nestle® Butterfinger® Bar and Hawaiian Punch® fruit drink. Each package bears the establishment number "Est. 1059" inside the USDA seal of inspection and a sell by date, "FEB 10, 2006" or "FEB 11, 2006." The package also bears the product code "4660002262."
- 2.6-ounce and 8-fluid ounce packages of "ARMOUR, Lunch Makers® Turkey Fun Kit, CRACKER CRUNCHERS, Turkey." The package also contains a Nestle® Crunch® Bar and Hawaiian Punch® fruit drink. Each package bears the establishment number "P-9" inside the USDA seal of inspection and the sell by date, "FEB 10, 2006." The package also bears the product code "4660002261."
The bologna, ham and turkey products were produced on various dates between November 18 and 23 and were distributed to retail establishments nationwide.
The problem was discovered through the establishment's microbiological testing. FSIS has received no reports of illnesses associated with consumption of the products.
Consumption of food contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes can cause listeriosis, an uncommon but potentially fatal disease. Healthy people rarely contract listeriosis. However, listeriosis can cause high fever, severe headache, neck stiffness and nausea. Listeriosis can also cause miscarriages and stillbirths, as well as serious and sometimes fatal infections in those with weakened immune systems, such as infants, the elderly and persons with HIV infection or undergoing chemotherapy.
Media with questions about the recall should contact company Public Affairs Director, Tania Graves at (402) 595-6258. Consumers with questions about the recall should call the Lunch Makers consumer information line at (800) 414-7500.
Consumers with food safety questions can call the toll-free USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline at (888) 674-6854. The hotline is available in English and Spanish and can be reached from l0 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Eastern Time) Monday through Friday. Recorded food safety messages are available 24 hours a day.
"Ask Karen" is the FSIS virtual representative available 24 hours a day to answer your questions at http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Food_Safety_Education/Ask_Karen/index.asp.
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