Kenosha Beef International product recalled over Listeria risk

Recall date

February 19, 2015

Source

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA FSIS)

Official notice title

Kenosha Beef International Recalls Beef Product Due to Possible Listeria Contamination

Recall number

034-2015

FDA classification

Class I

Brand / firm

Kenosha Beef International, Ltd.

Sold / distributed

Illinois, North Carolina

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, Feb. 19, 2015 Kenosha Beef International, a Columbus, Ohio, establishment, is recalling approximately 21,427 pounds of ready-to-eat beefsteak patty product that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes , the U.S. Department of Agricultures Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The fully cooked beefsteak patties were produced on Jan. 24, 2015. The following product is subject to recall: 35.3-lb. boxes of Fully Cooked Black Angus Ground Beefsteak (chopped and formed) with product number 87657 and use thru date of 01/24/16. The product subject to recall bears the establishment number EST. 10130 inside the USDA mark of inspection. This product was shipped to distributors in Illinois and North Carolina for further distribution to restaurants. The problem was discovered by a customer of Kenosha Beef International. The customer, a further processor, tested a sample of product produced the same day as the recalled product, returning a positive result for Listeria monocytogenes . FSIS and the company have received no reports of illness due to consumption of these products. Consumption of food contaminated with L. monocytogenes can cause listeriosis, a serious infection that primarily affects older adults, persons with weakened immune systems, and pregnant women and their newborns. Less commonly, persons outside these risk groups are affected. Listeriosis can cause fever, muscle aches, headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance and convulsions sometimes preceded by diarrhea or other gastrointestinal symptoms. An invasive infection spreads beyond the gastrointestinal tract. In pregnant women, the infection can cause miscarriages, stillbirths, premature delivery or life-threatening infection of the newborn. In addition, serious and sometimes fatal infections in older adults and persons with weakened immune systems. Listeriosis is treated with antibiotics. Persons in the higher-risk categories who experience flu-like symptoms within…