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Texas Firm Recalls Beef Sausage Products Due To Possible Listeria Contamination |
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Recall Release |
CLASS I RECALL |
FSIS-RC-016-2012 |
HEALTH RISK: HIGH |
Congressional and Public Affairs
Bill Bagley
(202) 720-9113
WASHINGTON, March 21, 2012 - Southside Market & BBQ, an Elgin, Texas establishment, is recalling approximately 2,373
pounds of ready-to-eat beef sausage products that may have been contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of
Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.
The following products are subject to recall:
- 16 oz. packages of "Southside Market & BBQ Original Beef Sausage," Lot # 065-E
- 16 oz. and 48 oz. packages of "Southside Market & BBQ Original Beef Sausage," Lot #'s 065-A, 065-B, 065-C, and 065-D
- 16 oz. packages of "Southside Market & BBQ 1882 Hot Recipe Beef Sausage," Lot # 065-D
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Recommendations for people at risk for Listeriosis
Wash hands with warm, soapy water before and after handling raw meat and poultry for at least 20 seconds. Wash cutting boards, dishes and utensils with hot, soapy water. Immediately clean spills.
Keep raw meat, fish and poultry away from other food that will not be cooked. Use separate cutting boards for raw meat, poultry and egg products and cooked foods.
Do not eat hot dogs, luncheon meats, bologna or other deli meats unless reheated until steaming hot.
Do not eat refrigerated paté, meat spreads from a meat counter or smoked seafood found in the refrigerated section of the store. Foods that don't need refrigeration, like canned tuna and canned salmon, are safe to eat. Refrigerate after opening.
Do not drink raw (unpasteurized) milk and do not eat foods that have unpasteurized milk in them.
Do not eat salads made in the store such as ham salad, chicken salad, egg salad, tuna salad or seafood salad.
Do not eat soft cheeses such as Feta, quesco blanco, quesco fresco, Brie, Camembert cheeses, blue-veined cheeses and Panela unless it is labeled as made with pasteurized milk.
Use precooked or ready-to-eat food as soon as you can. Listeria can grow in the refrigerator. The refrigerator should be
40° F or lower and the freezer 0° F or lower. Use an appliance thermometer to check the temperature of your refrigerator.
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Case labels or packaging may bear the establishment number "EST. 21577" in the USDA Mark of Inspection. The smoked and
fully cooked products were produced on March 5, 2012, and distributed to retail warehouses in Texas, as well as through internet sales
to California, Florida, Illinois, Louisiana, and Texas. The problem was discovered during routine FSIS testing.
FSIS and the company have received no reports of illness due to consumption of these products. Anyone concerned about an illness should
contact a health care provider.
FSIS routinely conducts recall effectiveness checks to verify that recalling firms notify their customers of the recall and that steps
are taken to make certain that the product is no longer available to consumers. When available, the retail distribution list(s) will
be posted on the FSIS website at:
www.fsis.usda.gov/ FSIS_Recalls/ Open_Federal_Cases/ index.asp.
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. Individuals concerned about an
illness should contact a health care provider.
Consumers and media with questions about the recall should contact Bryan Bracewell, CEO of Southside Market & BBQ, at (512) 285-3407.
Consumers with food safety questions can "Ask Karen," the FSIS virtual representative available 24 hours a day at
www.AskKaren.gov or via smartphone at m.askkaren.gov.
"Ask Karen" live chat services are available Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. ET. The toll-free USDA Meat and
Poultry Hotline 1-888-MPHotline (1-888-674-6854) is available in English and Spanish and can be reached from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. ET Monday
through Friday. Recorded food safety messages are available 24 hours a day. |
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Last Modified: May 8, 2012 |
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USDA
Recall Classifications |
Class I |
This
is a health hazard situation where there is a reasonable probability
that the use of the product will cause serious, adverse health consequences
or death. |
Class II |
This
is a health hazard situation where there is a remote probability of
adverse health consequences from the use of the product. |
Class III |
This
is a situation where the use of the product will not cause adverse
health consequences. |
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