Pennsylvania Firm Expands Recall Of Turkey And Chicken
WASHINGTON, Oct. 12, 2002 – Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation, doing business as Wampler Foods Inc., a Franconia, Pa., establishment, is voluntarily recalling approximately 27.4 million pounds of fresh and frozen ready-to-eat turkey and chicken products that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced today.
The products were produced between May 1 and Oct. 11. In addition, the establishment has voluntarily suspended operations.
According to this Reuters article, it only requires a temperature 160 degrees to kill Listeria monocytogenes, which is known to cause septicemia, meningitis, and encephalitis among other terrible things.
The article neglects, however, to mention how long at 160 degrees it is required to kill the bacteria. Well, since some of the food is either frozen and pre-cooked or, only available in deli counters, you’ll probably not have the chance to cook it yourself properly anyway.
Good luck, can’t even eat these days… via metafilter.