Add Oscar Mayer and Louis Rich grilled chicken breast strips to the food recall list.
Kraft Foods Inc. says it is removing all code dates, sizes and flavor varieties of Oscar Mayer/Louis Rich Chicken breast strips and cuts from the marketplace because of possible Listeriosis contamination.
Kraft said that its supplier, Carolina Culinary, issued a recall for certain batches of the product on Feb. 18. The original recall was for packages with a "Best When Used By" date of "19 APR 2007" but Kraft decided to issue a withdrawal for all packages regardless of date.
Carolina Culinary said it had found Listeria monocytogenes in a single package.
"While we have had no reports of listeriosis associated with the February 18th recall and have had no other findings of Listeria in our product, our subsequent evaluation has led us to conclude that as a precautionary measure we should expand the scope of our initial action to include all our products made at that facility," the company said.
"We have advised ... the USDA that we are taking this voluntary action," the company said in a press release. "Kraft's most important responsibility and highest priority is consumer and product safety and we would not allow any product to be sold if we believed it posed a health or safety risk."The company said that consumers seeking more information should call its consumer hot line at (800) 308-1841.
The specific products being removed are:
- Oscar Mayer Louis Rich Chicken Breast Strips with Rib Meat Southwestern Seasoned
Net Wt 6oz, UPC 71871 55720 - Oscar Mayer Louis Rich Chicken Breast Strips with Rib Meat Grilled
Net Wt 6oz, UPC 71871 55721 - Oscar Mayer Louis Rich Chicken Restaurant Style Breaded Chicken Breast Strips
Net Wt 6oz, UPC 71871 55784 - Oscar Mayer Louis Rich Chicken Breast Strips with Rib Meat Italian Style
Net Wt 6oz, UPC 71871 55723 - Oscar Mayer Louis Rich Oven Roasted Chicken Breast Cuts with Rib Meat
Net Wt 6oz, UPC 71871 55722 - Oscar Mayer Louis Rich Chicken Honey Roasted Chicken Breast Cuts with Rib Meat
Net Wt 6oz, UPC 71871 55725 - Oscar Mayer Louis Rich Chicken Breast Strips with Rib Meat Grilled
Family Size -- Net Wt 12oz, UPC 44700 02306 - Oscar Mayer Louis Rich Chicken Breast Strips with Rib Meat Southwestern Seasoned
Family Size -- Net Wt 12oz, UPC 44700 02307
