Ready-To-Eat Meat Products Recalled

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CBS2 - New York
May 31, 2005 11:23 am US/Eastern

WASHINGTON (AP) Ready-to-eat meat products made by Winter Sausage Manufacturing are being recalled, because they may be contaminated with listeria.

The products recalled by the East Pointe, Mich., firm were distributed to retail stores and institutions in Michigan, New York and Ohio. The recalled products bear the number ìEST. 10158-- inside the USDA mark of inspection and include products labeled with the names, M & I Brand, The Butcher Shop, Old Tyme Deli, Rizk Halal Meat, Salay's, Spartan, Top Dog, Walnut Creek, Winter or Winter's, World Famous, Tony Packo's and Zorba, Loukaniko.

French cheeses fall victim to import rules

By Janet Fletcher
San Francisco Chronicle
May 26, 2005

If you're a fan of French cheese, you're in for some unwelcome surprises at the cheese counter. Some favorite cheeses have vanished and others don't taste like they used to.

Reblochon, Bleu de Gex and Vacherin Mont d'Or are among the missing, while the Loire Valley's famed goat cheeses -- Valengay, Sainte-Maure de Touraine and Pouligny-Saint-Pierre, among others -- have lost flavor, retailers say, as producers switch to pasteurized milk for the cheeses they export to the United States.

Sausage Recall Hits Local Delis

May 26, 2005

(1010 WINS) FRANKLIN SQUARE, Long Island Sausage sold by a Long Island deli is being recalled after routine tests discovered listeria in them. T-and-F Italian Deli and Pork Store on Hemptead Turnpike in Franklin Square announced today that the bacteria was found in their hot sopressata. The recall affects sopressata sold between April 28th and May 24th.

Listeria can cause flu-like symptoms. It can be especially dangerous to pregnant women and people with compromised immune systems. The deli says no illnesses have been reported.

The deli has stopped making the sopressata until they determine the source of the problem.

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WASHINGTON, May 19, 2005 -- "Keep it cool" - check your refrigerator temperature to keep bacteria away - that's the message USDA is broadcasting as part of its national campaign to spread the word about ways to reduce cases of foodborne illness.

"Educating consumers about safe refrigerator temperatures will help continue the decline we have witnessed in illnesses caused by Listeria, and better protect public health," said USDA Acting Under Secretary for Food Safety Dr. Merle Pierson.

Prime Deli Recalls Sandwiches for Possible Listeria Contamination

By FDA
May 16, 2005, 13:47

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- Lewisville, TX -- May 13, 2005 -- Prime Deli Corporation of Lewisville, Texas is recalling 63,476 units of 7 Eleven Grilled Sandwich and 7 Eleven Big Eats brand sandwiches because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.

Quik'n Tasty Foods Recalls Ham Sandwiches for Listeria Concerns

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By FSNET
May 11, 2005

Accordingt to meatingplace.com, Quik'n Tasty Foods of Belton, Mo., is recalling Po Boy (Lunchmeat, Ham and Cheese) sandwiches ink stamp-dated 101 N6 because they may be contaminated with listeria monocytogenes, the Food and Drug Administration announced.

The sandwiches were distributed through Quicktrip convenience stores in Missouri, Kansas, Illinois and Arizona between April 18 and April 29.

In addition to the ink stamp date 101 N6, the product is labeled Po Boy, is wrapped in clear packaging and may contain an additional orange date sticker.

Quik'n Tasty recalled the product after being notified by a supplier of the potential contamination of the ham. No illnesses have been reported to date.

Po Boy sandwich recalled from QuikTrip stores in Arizona

May 7, 2005

A food distributor for QuikTrip convenience stores is recalling Po Boy sandwiches that were sold last month in Arizona and three other states.

Quik'n Tasty Foods Inc., a subsidiary of QuikTrip Corp., said Friday that the Po Boy sandwiches could be contaminated with the bacteria Listeria monocytogenes. The recall affects sandwiches with 101 N6 stamped on them. They were distributed to QuikTrip locations in Missouri, Kansas, Illinois and Arizona between April 18 and 29.

The recall came after a supplier notified Quik'n Tasty that the ham in the sandwiches could be contaminated.

No illnesses have been reported, but the bacteria can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in children, the elderly and those with weakened immune systems. Healthy people could suffer short-term symptoms such as fever, headache or nausea.

- Associated Press

Recall covers sandwiches sold at QuickTrip stores

May. 06, 2005
Associated Press

BELTON, Mo. - A food distributor for QuickTrip convenience stores is recalling Po Boy sandwiches that were sold last month at locations in four states.

Belton-based Quick'n Tasty Foods Inc., a subsidiary of QuickTrip Corp., said Friday that the Po Boy sandwiches could be contaminated with the bacteria Listeria monocytogenes. The recall affects sandwiches with 101 N6 stamped on them. They were distributed to QuickTrip locations in Missouri, Kansas, Illinois and Arizona between April 18 and 29.

The recall came after a supplier notified Quik'n Tasty that the ham used in the sandwiches could be contaminated.

No illnesses have been reported so far, but the bacteria can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in children, the elderly and those with weakened immune systems, Mike Thornbrugh, a spokesman for the Tulsa, Okla.-based convenience store chain, said. Healthy people could suffer short-term symptoms such as fever, headache or nausea.

Cities affected by the recall include the Kansas City area in both Kansas and Missouri, the St. Louis area in both Illinois and Missouri and Phoenix.

Foodborne Illness Web Site Offers Resources on Common Causes of Food Poisoning

With media attention on product recalls due to potential contamination with such bacteria and viruses as E. coli O157:H7, Salmonella, and hepatitis A and outbreaks of illnesses caused by these pathogens comes consumers' need to know about foodborne pathogens. Marler Clark, the Seattle law firm that has represented thousands of victims of foodborne illness outbreaks across the country, re-launched its Web site about foodborne illness, www.foodborneillness.com, in mid-April.

(PRWEB) May 3, 2005 -- Foodborne illnesses, such as E. coli, Salmonella, Listeria, and Hepatitis A, have been the topic of news reports across the nation in recent months. With media attention on product recalls and outbreaks comes consumers' need to know about foodborne pathogens. Marler Clark, the Seattle law firm that has represented thousands of victims of foodborne illness outbreaks across the country, re-launched its Web site about foodborne illness, www.foodborneillness.com, in mid-April.