Missouri Firm Expands Recall of Meat Lunch Makers Products For Possible Listeria Contamination

Date of Recall

2005-12-10

Recall Details

WASHINGTON, December 10, 2005 - ConAgra Foods, a Marshall, Mo., firm, is voluntarily expanding its December 1 recall of approximately 9,550 pounds of various bologna, ham and turkey lunch meal products to a total of 2.8 million pounds due to possible contamination after cheese provided by its supplier tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service announced today.

The products subject to recall are:

	Recommendations for people at risk for Listeriosis Wash hands with warm, soapy water before and after handling raw meat and poultry for at least 20 seconds. Wash cutting boards, dishes and utensils with hot, soapy water. Immediately clean spills. Keep raw meat, fish and poultry away from other food that will not be cooked. Use separate cutting boards for raw meat, poultry and egg products and cooked foods. Do not eat hot dogs, luncheon meats, bologna or other deli meats unless reheated until steaming hot. Do not eat refrigerated paté, meat spreads from a meat counter or smoked seafood found in the refrigerated section of the store. Foods that don't need refrigeration, like canned tuna and canned salmon, are safe to eat. Refrigerate after opening. Do not drink raw (unpasteurized) milk and do not eat foods that have unpasteurized milk in them. Do not eat salads made in the store such as ham salad, chicken salad, egg salad, tuna salad or seafood salad. Do not eat soft cheeses such as Feta, quesco blanco, quesco fresco, Brie, Camembert cheeses, blue-veined cheeses and Panela unless it is labeled as made with pasteurized milk. Use precooked or ready-to-eat food as soon as you can. Listeria can grow in the refrigerator. The refrigerator should be 40 °F or lower and the freezer 0 °F or lower. Use an appliance thermometer to check the temperature of your refrigerator.

• 2.6-ounce packages of "ARMOUR, Lunch Makers®, CRACKER CRUNCHERS, Cooked Ham, Contains a Nestle® Crunch® Bar." Each package bears the establishment number "Est. 1059" inside the USDA seal of inspection, the product code "4660003427" and the sell by date, "JAN 01, 2006," "JAN 06, 2006," "JAN 08, 2006," "JAN 12, 2006," "JAN 19, 2006," "JAN 20, 2006," "JAN 21, 2006," "JAN 22, 2006," "JAN 23, 2006," "JAN 26, 2006," "JAN 27, 2006," "JAN 30, 2006," "FEB 02, 2006," "FEB 03, 2006," "FEB 04, 2006," "FEB 05, 2006," "FEB 06, 2006," "FEB 07, 2006," "FEB 08, 2006, "FEB 09, 2006," "FEB 10, 2006," "FEB 11, 2006" or "FEB 20, 2006.
  
  
• 2.6-ounce packages of "ARMOUR, Lunch Makers®, CRACKER CRUNCHERS, Bologna, Contains a Nestle® Butterfinger® Bar." Each package bears the establishment number "P-9" inside the USDA seal of inspection, the product code "4660003384" and the sell by date, "JAN 07, 2006," "JAN 12, 2006," "JAN 13, 2006," "JAN 19, 2006," "JAN 20, 2006," "JAN 30, 2006," "FEB 04, 2006," "FEB 05, 2006," "FEB, 07, 2006," "FEB 16, 2006" or "FEB 17, 2006."
  
  
• 2.6-ounce packages of "ARMOUR, Lunch Makers®, CRACKER CRUNCHERS, Turkey, Contains a Nestle® Butterfinger® Bar." Each package bears the establishment number "P-9" inside the USDA seal of inspection, the product code "4660003428 and the sell by date, "JAN 01, 2006," "JAN 07, 2006," "JAN 09,2006," "JAN 13, 2006," "JAN 21, 2006," "JAN 22, 2006," "JAN 26,2006," "FEB 02, 2006," "FEB 03, 2006," "FEB 04, 2006," "FEB 05, 2006," "FEB 06, 2006, "FEB 08, 2006," "FEB 09, 2006," "FEB 10, 2006," "FEB 16, 2006," "FEB, 17, 2006," "FEB 18, 2006," "FEB 19, 2006" or "FEB 20, 2006."
  
  
• 2.6-ounce and 8-fluid ounce packages of "ARMOUR, Lunch Makers® Bologna Fun Kit, CRACKER CRUNCHERS, Bologna." The package also contains a Nestle® Crunch® Bar and Hawaiian Punch® fruit drink. Each package bears the establishment number "P-9" inside the USDA seal of inspection, the product code "4660002263" and the sell by date, "JAN 02, 2006," "JAN 22, 2006," "JAN 26, 2006," "FEB 04, 2006," "FEB 11, 2006" or "FEB 17, 2006."
  
  
• 2.6-ounce and 8-fluid ounce packages of "ARMOUR, Lunch Makers® Ham Fun Kit, CRACKER CRUNCHERS, Cooked Ham." The package also contains a Nestle® Butterfinger® Bar and Hawaiian Punch® fruit drink. Each package bears the establishment number "Est. 1059" inside the USDA seal of inspection, the product code "4660002262" and the sell by date, "JAN 12, 2006," "JAN 13, 2006" "JAN 16, 2006," "JAN 19, 2006," "JAN 23, 2006," "JAN 26, 2006," "JAN 27, 2006," "JAN 28, 2006," "FEB 10, 2006," "FEB 11, 2006," "FEB 18, 2006" or "FEB 19, 2006."
  
  
• 2.6-ounce and 8-fluid ounce packages of "ARMOUR, Lunch Makers® Turkey Fun Kit, CRACKER CRUNCHERS, Turkey." The package also contains a Nestle® Crunch® Bar and Hawaiian Punch® fruit drink. Each package bears the establishment number "P-9" inside the USDA seal of inspection, the product code "4660002261" and the sell by date, "JAN 07, 2006," "JAN 12, 2006," "JAN 16, 2006," "JAN 21, 2006," "JAN 22, 2006," "JAN 23, 2006," "JAN 27, 2006," "JAN 28, 2006," "FEB 04, 2006," "FEB 10, 2006," "FEB 16, 2006" or "FEB 17, 2006."
  
  
• 2.6-ounce packages of "ARMOUR, Lunch Makers®, CRACKER CRUNCHERS, Chicken, Contains a Nestle® Crunch® Bar." Each package bears the establishment number "P-9" inside the USDA seal of inspection, the product code "4660003383" and the sell by date, "JAN 01, 2006," "JAN 02, 2006," "JAN 09, 20006," JAN 16, 2006," "JAN 23, 2006," "JAN 30, 2006," "FEB 06, 2006," "FEB 07, 2006," "FEB 16, 2006," "FEB 17, 2006," "FEB 18, 2006," "FEB 19, 2006," "FEB 20, 2006" or "FEB 21, 2006."

The ham, bologna, turkey and chicken lunch meal products were produced on various dates between October 13 and December 3 and were distributed to retail establishments nationwide.

The problem was discovered through the company's internal investigation to identify the root cause of the December 1 voluntary recall. FSIS has received no reports of illnesses associated with consumption of these products.

Consumption of food contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes can cause listeriosis, an uncommon but potentially fatal disease. Healthy people rarely contract listeriosis. However, listeriosis can cause high fever, severe headache, neck stiffness and nausea. Listeriosis can also cause miscarriages and stillbirths, as well as serious and sometimes fatal infections in those with weakened immune systems, such as infants, the elderly and persons with HIV infection or undergoing chemotherapy.

Media with questions about the recall should contact company Public Affairs Director, Tania Graves at (402) 595-6258.

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