Posted on Saturday, 13th November 2010 by Jake Clutterbuck
The products by the New Braunfels Smokehouse were distributed nationwide, including via catalog and Internet sales, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said Sunday.
The meat may be contaminated with listeria monocytogenes, the agency said.
The products subject to recall are:
– 1-pound packages of New Braunfels Smokehouse Sliced Smoked Turkey, with the package code “2210″ on the label.
– 4- to 6-pound packages of New Braunfels Honey-Glazed Spiral Sliced Smokehouse Hickory Smoked Boneless Breast of Turkey, with the package code “2180″ on the label.
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– 4- to 6-pound whole breast packages of Stegall Boneless Hickory Smoked Turkey Breast, with the package code “2210″ on the label.
– 4- to 6-pound whole breast packages of Stegall Spiral Sliced Hickory Smoked Turkey Breast, with the package codes “2180″ or “2210″ on the label.
Each package bears the USDA mark of inspection and the number “P-975″ inside the mark of inspection.
The items were produced on August 4.
Consumption of food contaminated with listeria monocytogenes can cause listeriosis, an uncommon but potentially fatal disease, the agriculture department said.
Healthy people rarely contract listeriosis. But it can cause can cause high fever, severe headaches, neck stiffness and nausea. It also can cause miscarriages and stillbirths, the agency said.
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