Illinois Firm Recalls Deli Meat And Cheese Trays For Possible Listeria Contamination
WASHINGTON, April 12, 2004 H.C. Schau & Sons,
Inc., a Woodridge, Ill., firm, is voluntarily recalling approximately 135
pounds of fresh deli meat and cheese trays that may be contaminated with
Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agricultures Food Safety
and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.
The following products are subject to recall:
- 27 oz. containers of "CUB FOODS, HONEY HAM/ROAST BEEF ROLL-UP PLATTER"
with package code 10984-00370. Platters bear the establishment number
"EST. 19917" inside the USDA mark of inspection.
- 27 oz. containers of "CUB FOODS, TURKEY/CHICKEN CAESAR ROLL-UP
PLATTER" with package code 10984-00369. Platters bear the establishment
number "EST. P-19917" inside the USDA mark of inspection.
- 28 oz. platters of "CUB FOODS, MEAT/CHEESE NIBBLER" with package code
10984-07506. Platters bear the establishment number "EST. 19917" inside
the USDA mark of inspection.
- 30 oz. containers of "CUB FOODS, CHICKEN WING PARTY PLATTER" with
package code 10984-00234. Platters bear the establishment number "EST.
P-19917" inside the USDA mark of inspection.
In addition, all platters are stamped with the
use by date, "EXP 06 APR." All of the recalled platters were produced on
April 1, 2004 and shipped to retailers in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and
Wisconsin.
The problem was discovered through routine FSIS
microbiological testing. FSIS has received no reports of illnesses
associated with consumption of this 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 weak immune systems infants,
the frail or elderly and persons with chronic disease, HIV infection or in
chemotherapy.
Consumers with questions about the recall may
contact company Quality Assurance Manager Robert Pavlak at 630-783-1000
ext.12. Media with questions about the recall may contact company Owner
Chuck Schau at 630-783-1000 ext. 15.
Consumers with food safety questions can phone
the toll-free USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline at 1-888-MPHotline. The hotline
is available in English and Spanish and can be reached from 10 a.m. to 4
p.m. (Eastern Time) Monday through Friday. Recorded food safety messages are
available 24 hours a day.
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