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Class 1, High Health Risk Recall of Chicken Products For Listeria Contamination

By Marler Clark

Routine testing by the federal Food Safety & Inspection Service (FSIS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture has led to a recall of approximately 285 pounds of ready-to-eat chicken products that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

DBC, Inc., doing business as World Class Canapes, Inc., a Wilmington, Mass., firm, is recalling the following products:

• 80-ounce cases of “Progressive Gourmet Buffalo Chicken Roller Sandwich,” Each package bears the establishment number “EST. P-31566” inside the USDA mark of inspection, as well as a “SELL BY” date of “8/2/08” and Case Code of “8500WRAS.”
• 80-ounce cases of “Progressive Gourmet Chicken Caesar Roller Sandwich.” Each package bears the establishment number “EST. P-31566” inside the USDA mark of inspection, as well as a “SELL BY” date of “8/2/08” and Case Code of “8500WRCA.”
• 80-ounce cases of “Progressive Gourmet Honey Turkey w/Baby Spinach Roller Sandwich.” Each package bears the establishment number “EST. P-31566” inside the USDA mark of inspection, as well as a “SELL BY” date of “8/2/08” and Case Code of “8500WRTU.”

FSIS also said: These ready-to-eat chicken products were produced on July 30, 2008, and distributed to retail establishments in Massachusetts. The products were repackaged individually for consumer purchase. Consumers that may have purchased these ready-to-eat chicken products at retail establishments between
July 31, 2008, and August 2, 2008, are urged to check their refrigerators and freezers and discard them if found.

Full post as published by Listeria Blog on August 05, 2008 (boomark / email).