October 4, 2005
New Packing Co, Inc., a Chicago, firm, is voluntarily recalling approximately 1,076 pounds of chicken sausage products and beef wieners that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service announced.
The products subject to recall are:
• 12 ounce packages of "PURE FARMS ALL NATURAL COOKED SKINLESS SMOKED CHICKEN ANDOULLE SAUSAGE." Each package bears the establishment number "P-21280" inside the USDA seal of inspection and the sell by date "11.07.05."
• 12 ounce packages of "PURE FARMS ALL NATURAL COOKED SKINLESS CHICKEN BRATWURST." Each package bears the establishment number "P-21280" inside the USDA seal of inspection and the sell by date "11.07.05."
• 12 ounce packages of "PURE FARMS ALL NATURAL COOKED SKINLESS CHICKEN BREAKFAST LINKS." Each package bears the establishment number "P-21280" inside the USDA seal of inspection and the sell by date "11.07.05."
• 12 ounce packages of "PURE FARMS ALL NATURAL COOKED SKINLESS CHICKEN ITALIAN SAUSAGE." Each package bears the establishment number "P-21280" inside the USDA seal of inspection and the sell by date "11.07.05."
• 12 ounce packages of "PURE FARMS ALL NATURAL COOKED SKINLESS CHICKEN POLISH SAUSAGE." Each package bears the establishment number "P-21280" inside the USDA seal of inspection and the sell by date "11.07.05."
• 12 ounce packages of "PURE FARMS ALL NATURAL COOKED SKINLESS UNCURED CHICKEN WIENER." Each package bears the establishment number "P-21280" inside the USDA seal of inspection and the sell by date "11.07.05."
• 16 ounce packages of "PURE FARMS ALL NATURAL COOKED UNCURED BEEF WIENER." Each package bears the establishment number "EST. 21280" inside the USDA seal of inspection and the sell by date "11.05.05."
The chicken sausage products and beef wieners were packaged on September 22 and were distributed to retail establishments in California, Florida, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York and Washington. All cases bear the lot code "265.;"
The problem was discovered through FSIS microbiological sampling. FSIS has received no reports of illnesses associated with consumption of the product.
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.
