Chicken recall
WASHINGTON - According to the Associated Press, a New York firm is recalling about 5,760 pounds of chicken products because of possible listeria contamination, the Agriculture Department's Food Safety and Inspection Service said Monday.
Schreiber Processing Corp. of Maspeth has received no reports of illness, the recall said.
The products were produced on Aug. 10 and Dec. 5, 2004. The recalled products are:
n 48-ounce boxes of Empire kosher fully cooked Buffalo-style wings, chicken wings coated in sauce, with date code 1444.
n 28-ounce boxes of Empire kosher fully cooked, breaded, fried chicken, six to nine assorted pieces, with date code 0274.
Each product also bears the establishment number P-787 inside the USDA seal of inspection.
They were distributed to retail stores in California, Connecticut, Illinois, Ohio, Louisiana, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Pennsylvania and Virginia.
For additional online information, visit the Food Safety and Inspection Service Web site at www.fsis.usda.gov.
