U.F.S. Industries product recalled over Listeria risk

Recall date

February 25, 2016

Source

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA FSIS)

Official notice title

Sally Sherman Foods Firm Recalls Chicken Salad Products Due to Possible Listeria Contamination

Recall number

021-2016

FDA classification

Class I

Brand / firm

U.F.S. Industries, Inc.

Sold / distributed

Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia

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. 25, 2016 Sally Sherman Foods, a Mount Vernon, N.Y. establishment, is recalling approximately 3,004 pounds of various chicken products that may be adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes , the U.S. Department of Agricultures Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The chicken salad items were produced on various dates between Feb. 2-18, 2016. The following products are subject to recall: [ View Labels (PDF Only)] 4-lb. Plastic container of Sally Sherman Spa Chicken Salad with Greek Yogurt, with a packaging date of Feb. 2, 9, 11, and 18, 2016 and a case code of N-026, N-096, N-114, N-184. 4-lb. Plastic container of Sally Sherman Chicken Salad All White Meat, with a packaging date of Feb. 2, 4, 11, and 18, 2016 and a case code of N-026, N-044, N-114, N184. 4-lb. Plastic container of Sally Sherman Deluxe Chicken Salad All White Meat, with a packaging date of Feb. 4, 11, and 18, 2016 and a case code of N-044, N-114, N184. 4-lb. Plastic container of Sally Sherman Farmcrest Chicken Salad, with a packaging date of Feb. 2, 4, 9, 11, and 18, 2016 and a case code of N-184, N-114, N-026, N-044, N-096. 4-lb. Plastic container of Sally Sherman Cranberry Walnut Chicken Salad, with a packaging date of Feb. 4, 9, 11, and 18, 2016 and a case code of, N-044, N-096 N-114, and N-184. The products subject to recall bear establishment number P-4400 inside the USDA mark of inspection. These items were shipped to distributor locations in New York, New Jersey, Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Maryland. The problem was discovered due to in-plant sampling of products that confirmed positive for Lm . 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.…