Missouri Firm Recalls Frozen Pot Pie Products For Possible Salmonella Contamination

Date of Recall

2007-10-11

Recall Details

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11, 2007 - ConAgra Foods, a Marshall, Mo., firm, is voluntarily recalling an undetermined amount of all varieties of frozen pot pie products in commerce that may be linked to an outbreak of salmonellosis, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service announced today.

The following brands and all varieties, including chicken, turkey and beef, of frozen pot pie products are subject to this recall:

	Recommendations for Preventing Salmonellosis Wash hands with warm, soapy water before and after handling raw meat and poultry. (Wash for at least 20 seconds). Also wash cutting boards, dishes and utensils with hot soapy water. Clean up spills right away. 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. Cook raw meat and poultry to safe internal temperatures before eating. The safe internal temperature for meat such as beef and pork is 160° F, and 165° F for poultry, as determined with a food thermometer. Refrigerate raw meat and poultry within two hours after purchase or after one hour if temperatures exceed 90° F. Refrigerate cooked meat and poultry within two hours after cooking.

• Banquet
• Albertson's
• Food Lion
• Great Value
• Hill Country Fare
• Kirkwood
• Kroger
• Meijer
• Western Family

These frozen pot pies include all varieties in 7 oz. single serving packages bearing an establishment number "P-9" or "Est. 1059" printed on the side of the package.

These frozen pot pie products were distributed to retail establishments throughout the United States, Puerto Rico and the Caribbean islands. Based on product shelf life, these products could still be in consumers' freezers and it is important that consumers look for and return or discard and do not eat these products if they find them.

On October 9, FSIS issued a public health alert for these frozen pot pie products following an investigation by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and State public health departments into a large cluster of illnesses caused by Salmonella that identified these products. The establishment voluntarily ceased operations on October 9; however FSIS continues its investigation to determine the source of contamination. The CDC, State public health departments and FSIS also continue investigation into the multi-state illness outbreak.

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