- WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Approximately
14.5 million pounds of ready-to-eat meat and poultry products are being
recalled by Bar-S Foods Co. of Clinton, Okla., because of concerns the
products may be contaminated with listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Agriculture
Department said Friday.
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- Products being recalled include lunch meats, whole hams,
sausages, hot dogs and corn dogs, USDA said.
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- The meats have been distributed to retail stores, institutions
and delicatessens throughout the United States and have been shipped abroad
to Japan, South Korea, Puerto Rico and the South Pacific, USDA said.
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- The contamination problem was discovered through USDA
microbiological testing and the Clinton plant has been closed since March
29.
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- USDA said consumption of listeria-contaminated foods
can cause listeriosis, an uncommon but potentially fatal disease. Symptoms
include high fever, severe headache, neck stiffness and nausea. Listeriosis
also can cause miscarriages and stillbirths, as well as serious and sometimes
fatal infections in infants, the frail or elderly.
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- While the agency has received no reports of illness associated
with the products, USDA was urging consumers to check their refrigerators
and freezers for products with the following brand names:
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- Bar-S, Bar-S Extra Lean, Coronado, Chuck Wagon, E-Z Carve
and Thrifty. The products bear the bar code "EST 471" or "EST
P-471" inside the USDA seal of inspection.
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