Oscar Meyer /Louis Rich recall in Caribbean

[Holly_Hobby]

Belize Agricultural Health Authority and Ministry of Health Warn Consumers of Oscar Mayer/Louis Rich Meat Recall
By Government of Belize Press Office

Posted: Mar 23, 2007 20:41 UTC


BELMOPAN - The Ministry of Health (MOH) and the Belize Agricultural Health Authority (BAHA) inform the general public of an alert issued by the Caribbean Epidemiology Center (CAREC) advising consumers not to eat Oscar Mayer/Louis Rich chicken breast cuts and strips that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, which can cause listeriosis.

CAREC states that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced that a US meat production company recalled approximately 2.8 million pounds of Oscar Mayer/Louis Rich chicken breast cuts and strips.

The chicken products exported to several Caribbean countries subject to this recall bears the establishment number “P-19676” inside the USDA mark of inspection. On the back of each package appears a “Use by” date earlier than May 28, 2007.

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.

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http://news.caribseek.com/Belize/article_47528.shtml

[youngdem]

1. Cause Oscar Meyer has a way with L-I-S-TE-R-I-A

[BlueJazz]

2. LMAO!

:rofl: :rofl:

[Cogito ergo doleo]

3. Thanks for the best laugh in way too long

ROTFLMAO

[fed-up]

4. f*ck, my sis is in Belize and has MS (weakened immune system) last I saw

her online elsewhere was earlier today... will send her the info as sometimes news travels very slowly there

thanks for posting


edited to add update-just pm'd sis and they only eat homegrown chickens, NO processed foods!

yeah, for the internets, where good news sometimes travels very fast!!!!