November 2007

Sweetwater Valley Farms, Inc. of Philadelphia, TN is recalling Southern Cheddar Jack Volunteer Special Cheese because it has 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


Double B Foods Inc. is recalling about 98,000 pounds of frozen sausage roll products because of concerns about potential listeria contamination. The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the company’s voluntary recall Thursday. The company found the potential problem during an in-plant testing program.

In addition to being sold in Texas, the products were distributed to institutions, catalog sales and distribution centers in Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma and Pennsylvania. Consumption of food containing Listeria monocytogenes can cause listeriosis, a rare but potentially fatal disease.

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