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WASHINGTON, August 20, 2019 – Tip Top Poultry, Inc. of Rockmart, GA, recalls approximately 135,000 pounds of fully cooked poultry products that can be adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes, the Food Safety Inspection and Food Safety Control Service (FSIS) announced today.
Ready-to-eat chicken, frozen, diced and mechanically separated, was produced on January 21, 2019 and displayed "PACK DATE 01/21/19" on the labels. Recallable products can be found in this worksheet. [View labels (PDF only)]
Products subject to recall bear the P-17453 factory number inside the USDA inspection mark or on the case. These items have been shipped to hotels, restaurants and establishments across the country.
The problem was discovered on August 17, 2019 when the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) notified FSIS that a sample of product manufactured by Tip Top Poultry, Inc. had confirmed the presence of Listeria monocytogenes.
Canadian partners in public health and food safety, including the Public Health Agency of Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, have investigated an outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes. A ready-to-eat diced chicken product collected as part of the survey tested positive Listeria monocytogenes. The investigation is ongoing.
Consumption of food contaminated with L. monocytogenes Listeriosis, a serious infection that mainly affects the elderly, people with weakened immune systems, and pregnant women and their newborns. More rarely, people outside these risk groups are involved.
Listeriosis can cause fever, muscle aches, headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance and convulsions, sometimes preceded by diarrhea or other gastrointestinal symptoms. intestinal.
An invasive infection spreads beyond the gastrointestinal tract. In pregnant women, the infection can lead to miscarriage, stillbirth, premature birth, or life-threatening newborn infection. In addition, serious and sometimes fatal infections in older adults and people with weakened immune systems. Listeriosis is treated with antibiotics. Individuals in higher risk categories with flu-like symptoms within two months of eating contaminated food should consult a physician and inform the health care provider of the consumption of this contaminated food.
FSIS is concerned that some products may be in institutional freezers. Institutions that have purchased these products are urged not to serve them. These products must be discarded or returned to the place of purchase.
FSIS routinely performs recall effectiveness checks to ensure that recall companies inform their customers of the recall and ensure that steps are taken to ensure that the product is no longer available to consumers. When available, retail distribution lists will be posted on the FSIS website at www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls.
Media and consumers who have questions about the recall may contact Terry Bruce, Senior Vice President, Operational Quality, Tip Top Poultry, at (770) 973-8070.
Consumers with questions about food safety can "ask Karen," the 24-hour virtual FSIS representative on AskKaren.gov or via smartphone on m.askkaren.gov. The USDA toll-free 1-888-MPHotline (1-888-674-6854) line for meat and poultry is available in English and Spanish and is available from 10:00 to 18:00. (Eastern Time) Monday to Friday. Registered food safety messages are available 24 hours a day. The electronic consumer complaint monitoring system is available 24 hours a day at http://www.fsis.usda.gov/reportproblem.
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