Washington - Packages of franks and cheeseburgers are voluntarily being recalled by separate companies because of potential Listeria contamination.
Florida-based Dixie Packers Inc., is recalling more than 100,000 pounds of franks and Hormel Food Corporation is pulling its 4.8-ounce packages of Quick Meal frozen cheeseburgers.
Both products may be contaminated by Listeria monocytogenes. The bacteria was discovered during routine testing.
In healthy individuals, Listeria may cause only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea. But the organism can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, or those with weakened immune systems. Listeria infection also can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.
The recalled cheeseburger sandwiches were distributed in retail stores in Delaware, Maryland, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Virginia. The product comes in a 4.8-ounce package with lot number 09248E.
The recalled franks were distributed to Winn-Dixie grocery stores in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia. Some of the franks were also distributed to the Bahamas.
All of the recalled products have a sell-by date code beginning with “NOV 1398” and a label inside the USDA inspection seal that reads either “Est. 1415M” for beef products or “P-6655” for poultry products.
The following products were recalled:
- W/D Brand 10 Beef Franks; 12 ounce.
- W/D Brand 8 Jumbo Beef Franks; 16 ounce.
- W/D Brand 8 Jumbo Franks made with turkey, pork, beef; 16 ounce.
- W/D Brand 10 artificially colored franks made with turkey, pork, beef; 12 ounce.
- W/D Brand Big 60 Franks made with chicken, pork, beef, artificially colored; 72 ounce.
- Madison Brand Madison Family Pack Chicken Hot Dogs; 64 ounce.
- Madison Brand 10 Chicken Hot Dogs; 16 ounce.
- Madison Brand 10 Chicken Hot Dogs; 12 ounce.
- Mission Ridge 10 Chicken Hot Dogs; 12 ounce.
Meat Industry Insights News Service
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Phone: 631-757-4010
Fax: 631-757-4060
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