RECALL NOTIFICATION REPORT
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE
PRODUCTS RECALLED: Chicken Frankfurters
PRODUCTION DATES/IDENTIFYING CODES: Produced
November 27, 2002. The
products subject to recall are 16-ounce packages of "Sweet
Meadow Farms
Brand, CHICKEN FRANKFURTERS." Each label bears the establishment
number
"P-5281" inside the USDA mark of inspection. Each package
also bears the
sell by date, "JAN 29."
PROBLEM/REASON FOR RECALL: The product may be contaminated with
Listeria
monocytogenes.
HOW/WHEN DISCOVERED: The firm notified
the Food Safety and Inspection
Service (FSIS) that it was recalling the product based on notification,
by
the New York Department of Agriculture and Markets, that a retail
monitoring
sample collected and analyzed by that department indicated the presence
of
Listeria monocytogenes.
FEDERAL ESTABLISHMENT: 05281 P
PRG Packing Corp.
1560 Boone Ave.
Bronx, NY 10460
CONSUMER CONTACT: Gullermo Gonzalez, President,
718-328-0059
MEDIA CONTACT: Gullermo Gonzalez, President, 718-328-0059
QUANTITY RECALLED: Approximately 26,400
pounds
DISTRIBUTION: Connecticut, Massachusetts,
New Jersey, and New York
RECALL CLASSIFICATION: Class I
RECALL NOTIFICATION LEVEL: Wholesale /
Consumer
PRESS RELEASE: Yes
DIRECT NOTIFICATION MEANS: The firm has
notified its customers orally and
will follow-up in writing.
FSIS FOLLOWUP ACTIVITIES: Effectiveness
checks by the FSIS, Field
Operations.
OTHER AGENCIES INVOLVED: None
FSIS CONTACTS:
Compliance/Recall Coordinator: 202-418-8874
Recall Management: 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/oa/recalls/rec_intr.htm
DATE OF RECALL MEETING: January 03, 2003
RECALL CASE NUMBER: 001-2003
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