Triple T Specialty Meats Inc. Recalls Chicken Salad Products Due to Possible Salmonella Contamination

Recall date

February 21, 2018

Source

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA FSIS)

Recall number

013-2018

FDA classification

Class I

Sold / distributed

Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, South Dakota

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. 21, 2018 Triple T Specialty Meats, Inc., an Ackley, Iowa establishment, is recalling approximately 20,630 pounds of ready-to-eat chicken salad products that may be contaminated with Salmonella Typhimurium, the U.S. Department of Agricultures Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The ready-to-eat chicken salad items were produced on various dates between Jan. 2, 2018 and Feb. 7, 2018. The following products are subject to recall: [ View Labels (PDF only)] 3950 lbs. of two 5 lb. bags with CHICKEN SALAD, PACKED FOR FAREWAY WHOLESALE COMPANY on the label with a pack date of 01/02/18. 1250 lbs. of two 5 lb. bags with CHICKEN SALAD, PACKED FOR FAREWAY WHOLESALE COMPANY on the label with a pack date of 01/03/18. 3700 lbs. of two 5 lb. bags with CHICKEN SALAD, PACKED FOR FAREWAY WHOLESALE COMPANY on the label with a pack date of 01/12/18. 2010-lbs. of two 5 lb. bags with CHICKEN SALAD, PACKED FOR FAREWAY WHOLESALE COMPANY on the label with a pack date of 01/19/18. 3660-lbs. of two 5 lb. bags with CHICKEN SALAD, PACKED FOR FAREWAY WHOLESALE COMPANY on the label with a pack date of 01/24/18. 2770-lbs. of two 5 lb. bags with CHICKEN SALAD, PACKED FOR FAREWAY WHOLESALE COMPANY on the label with a pack date of 01/31/18. 3290-lbs. of two 5 lb. bags with CHICKEN SALAD, PACKED FOR FAREWAY WHOLESALE COMPANY on the label with a pack date of 02/07/18. The products subject to recall bear establishment number P-21011 inside the USDA mark of inspection. These items were shipped to Fareway grocery stores in Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, Nebraska, and South Dakota. On February 9, 2018, FSIS was notified by health officials in Iowa of an investigation of Salmonella Typhimurium illnesses. The Iowa Department of Public Health, Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals, and Iowa State Hygienic Laboratory determined that there is a link between the chicken salad from Triple T Specialty Meats, Inc. and this outbreak. Based on epidemiological investigation, 37…