Listeria Recall: Dip, Spread and Salad
Pritzker | Ruohonen, a leader in the area of Listeria litigation, provides food recall information as a service to the public. On August 11, 2006, the FDA announced the recall of Supreme Krab Dip and Krab Dip Supreme (imitation crab dip) distributed by Future Food Ltd, of Dallas, Texas. Microbiological testing done on a sample of the distributed product found Listeria monocytogenes, a dangerous foodborne pathogen. Because of the dangerous nature of Listeria monocytogenes, which is fatal for about 25% of the people who become ill, Future Food, Ltd, expanded the recall to include dips, spreads and salads manufactured on the same day using the same equipment.
The list of dips, spreads and salads recalled include products that bear either the use-by date of 8/23/06 and the lot code 06186 or the use-by date of 8/23/06 and the marking A4, B4 or C4: Supreme Krab Dip, Krab Dip Supreme, Krab Log, Cajun Smoked Salmon Flavored Spread, Krab Artichoke Spinach Dip, Krab Dip, Cajun Krab Dip, Jalapeno Krab Dip, Cajun Crawfish Salad, and Smoked Salmon Flavored Spread. These products were sold under the brand names of Salads of the Sea, Hen House, Southern Home and Fisherman's Market.
The dips, spreads and salads recalled due to possible Listeria contamination were distributed in the following states: Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Washington.
Below is an excerpt from the press release announcing the expanded recall of products distributed by Future Food Ltd.
Expanded Recall:
Future Food Ltd. Recalls Salad, Spreads, Dips, and Related Products
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- Dallas, TX -- August 15, 2006 -- Future Food Ltd, Dallas, TX, is expanding its August 11, 2006 recall of Krab Dip Supreme and Supreme Krab Dip to include the following additional products that bear either the use-by date of 8/23/06 and the lot code 06186 or the use-by date of 8/23/06 and the marking A4, B4 or C4: Krab Log, Cajun Smoked Salmon Flavored Spread, Krab Artichoke Spinach Dip, Krab Dip, Cajun Krab Dip, Jalapeno Krab Dip, Cajun Crawfish Salad, and Smoked Salmon Flavored Spread. These products were sold under the brand names of Salads of the Sea, Hen House, Southern Home and Fisherman's Market.
The recall is being expanded because these products have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea. Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.
The potential for contamination was noted after routine testing revealed that a package of Krab Dip Supreme, which was recalled on August 11, 2006, contained Listeria Monocytogenes. Future Food has no evidence that the products in this expanded recall are contaminated; however, because all of the products in this expanded recall were produced by the same manufacturer, on the same day and on the same equipment as the products recalled on August 11, Future Food is expanding the recall as a precaution.
The products were distributed in FL, SC, AL, KS, NC, VA, TN, OK, FL, MI, MO, AZ, NM, OH, WA, OR, CO, CA, and LA.
Products are packaged in a variety of sizes, including plastic 7-oz. and 12-oz. round and rectangular containers, 16-oz. round packaging, and plastic 5 lb tubs.
Pritzker | Rouhonen is one of the few law firms in the United States that practices extensively in the area of food poisoning litigation. The firm is currently lead counsel for victims of the 2002 Northeast United States listeriosis (Listeria poisoning) outbreak that killed 12 people and injured more than 50 others. The firm has collected millions of dollars on behalf of victims of listeriosis and other foodborne illnesses. To contact Pritzker | Ruohonen, call toll-free at 1-888-377-8900 or e-mail fhp@pritzkerlaw.com. Read about Listeria attorney Fred Pritzker on the Pritzker | Ruohonen website, www.pritzkerlaw.com.
Source: FDA recall announcement, http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/future208_06.html.
