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CLASS I RECALL Congressional and Public Affairs
HEALTH RISK: HIGH Amanda Eamich (202) 720-9113
FSIS-RC-043-2007
CONNECTICUT FIRM
RECALLS CHICKEN AND PASTA PRODUCT FOR POSSIBLE LISTERIA CONTAMINATION
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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 pate, 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 ºF or lower and the freezer 0º F or lower.
Use an appliance thermometer to check the temperature of your refrigerator. |
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9, 2007 – Aliki
Foods, Inc., an Old Lyme, Conn., firm, is voluntarily recalling approximately 70,400 pounds of a chicken
and pasta product that may be
contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes,
the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service
announced today.
The following product is subject to recall:
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5-pound boxes containing two 2.5-pound trays of “Aliki Chicken Broccoli Fettuccine Alfredo
Made with White Chicken.” Each box
bears the establishment number “Est. 219” inside the Canadian Food Inspection
Agency mark of inspection as well as a best if used by date of “SEPT 08”
printed on the top of the box.
The chicken and pasta product was produced on Sept. 28, 2007 and was distributed
to retail establishments in Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts,
New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and
Virginia.
The problem was discovered through routine FSIS microbiological sampling at the import establishment. 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 weakened immune systems, such as infants, the elderly and persons with HIV infection or undergoing chemotherapy.
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