Bar-S Foods product recalled over Listeria risk

Recall date

July 19, 2016

Source

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA FSIS)

Official notice title

Bar-S Foods Company Recalls Chicken and Pork Hot Dog and Corn Dog Products Due to Possible Listeria Contamination

Recall number

061-2016

FDA classification

Class I

Brand / firm

Bar-S Foods Company

Why it was recalled

Product Contamination

Class I is the FDA’s most serious recall level: there is a reasonable probability that using this product will cause serious harm or death.

What was recalled

WASHINGTON, July 19, 2016 Bar-S Foods Company, an Altus, Okla. establishment, is recalling approximately 372,684 pounds of chicken and pork hot dog and corn dog products that may be adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes , the U.S. Department of Agricultures Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The ready-to-eat, chicken and pork hot dog and corn dog items were produced on July 10, 11, 12, and 13, 2016. The following products are subject to recall: [ View Labels (PDF Only)] 16-oz/1-lb. packages of BAR-S Classic BUN LENGTH Franks MADE WITH CHICKEN, PORK ADDED with Use By date of 10/11/2016 and case code 209. 12-oz. packages of BAR-S CLASSIC Franks MADE WITH CHICKEN, PORK ADDED with package code 6338, Use By date of 10/10/2016 and case code 6405. 24-oz./1.5-lb. cartons of SIGNATURE Pick 5 CORNDOGS 8 Honey Batter Dipped Franks On A Stick with a Use By date of 4/6/2017 and case code 6071. 42.72-oz./2.67-lb. cartons of BAR-S CLASSIC CORN DOGS 16 Honey Batter Dipped Franks On A Stick with Use By dates of 4/7/2017 and 4/8/2017 and case code 6396. 48-oz./3-lb. cartons of BAR-S CLASSIC CORN DOGS 16 Honey Batter Dipped Franks On A Stick with package code 14054, Use By dates of 4/6/2017 and 4/9/2017, and case code 14038. The products subject to recall bear establishment number EST. P-81A inside the USDA mark of inspection. These items were shipped to retail locations nationwide. Bar-S Foods notified FSIS Dallas District Office on July 19, 2016, of its intention to recall five chicken and pork hot dog and corn dog products that could potentially be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes . The firm has not received test results for Listeria monocytogenes in connection with the recalled products, but due to recurring Listeria species issues at the firm, it has decided to remove the products from commerce as a precautionary measure. There have been no confirmed reports of illnesses or adverse reactions due to consumption of these products. Consumption of f…