Tip Top Poultry, Inc., in Rockmart, GA. has recalled approximately 135,810 pounds of fully cooked poultry products that may be adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).  The mistake was discovered on August 17, 2019, when the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) notified FSIS that a sample of product produced by Tip Top Poultry, Inc. tested positive for the presence of Listeria monocytogenes.

The recalled products bear establishment number “P-17453” inside the USDA mark of inspection or on the case. These items were shipped nationwide to hotels, restaurants, and institutions.

Canadian public health and food safety partners, including the Public Health Agency of Canada and the CFIA, have been investigating an outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes. A ready-to-eat diced chicken product collected as part of the investigation tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes. The investigation is ongoing.

The frozen, diced, and mechanically separated ready to eat chicken was produced on January 21, 2019 and display “PACK DATE 01/21/19” on the labels. The products subject to recall include:

BRAND

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PRODUCT

 

CASE WEIGHT

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CASE CODE

Tip Top

COOKED CHICKEN MEAT
1 DICED NATURAL PROPORTION

30 lbs

15630

Tip Top

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COOKED CHICKEN MEAT CHICKEN FINES

30 lbs

75130

Tip Top

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COOKED MECHANICALLY SEPARATED CHICKEN

50 lbs

55150

Tip Top

COOKED MECHANICALLY SEPARATED CHICKEN IFQ PIECES

30 lbs

55997

PERDUE

NATURAL PROPORTION CHICKEN MEAT FULLY COOKED, IQF, 1/2” DICED

10 lbs

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15313

Gordon

All Natural* Diced Chicken Meat Fully Cooked • Natural Proportion • 1″ Diced 60% White/40% Dark

10 lbs

15602

Sysco

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Classic FULLY COOKED 1/2” DICED CHICKEN MEAT NATURAL PROPORTION

10 lbs

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15347

 

WEST CREEK

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FULLY COOKED • 1⁄2″
DICED CHICKEN
60% DARK• 40% WHITE MEAT ALL NATURAL*

10 lbs

16382

Consumption of food contaminated with L. monocytogenes can cause listeriosis, a serious infection that primarily affects older adults, persons with weakened immune systems, and pregnant women and their newborns. Less commonly, persons outside these risk groups are affected.

Listeriosis can cause fever, muscle aches, headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance and convulsions sometimes preceded by diarrhea or other gastrointestinal symptoms.

An invasive infection spreads beyond the gastrointestinal tract. In pregnant women, the infection can cause miscarriages, stillbirths, premature delivery or life-threatening infection of the newborn. In addition, serious and sometimes fatal infections in older adults and persons with weakened immune systems. Listeriosis is treated with antibiotics. Persons in the higher-risk categories who experience flu-like symptoms within two months after eating contaminated food should seek medical care and tell the health care provider about eating the contaminated food.

FSIS is concerned that some product may be in institutional freezers. Institutions who have purchased these products are urged not to serve them. These products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase.

FSIS routinely conducts recall effectiveness checks to verify recalling firms notify their customers of the recall and that steps are taken to make certain that the product is no longer available to consumers. When available, the retail distribution list(s) will be posted on the FSIS website.

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