RaceTrac Cuts Ties With Flying Foods After Listeria Recall
RaceTrac, an Atlanta company that operates 320 stores in the southeast, has cut ties with Flying Food Group after sandwiches it made for RaceTrac stores were recalled for potential Listeria contamination, according to Patch.
The recalled sandwiches, listed below, were made at Flying Foods’ Lawrenceville location and were to be sold in Georgia RaceTrac locations only.
RaceTrac removed all Flying Food Group products from its Georgia locations “on November 26 after our independent testing revealed a potential food safety issue at the supplier’s Lawrenceville facility. We immediately notified state and federal authorities of our findings and fully participated in their investigations,” a RacetTrac spokesman told Patch.
But it wasn’t until December 3, a week later, that Flying Foods issued a recall of the sandwiches and issued an updated recall to include more sandwiches on December 5. No illnesses have been reported in connection with this problem.
Listeria monocytogenes can cause listeriosis, an infection that can be serious and sometimes fatal in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Among pregnant women, listeria infections can cause miscarriages or stillbirths. Symptoms include high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea. The time period between ingesting contaminated food and onset of illness can be as long as 70 days.
The sandwiches, which had an expiration date of November 30, 2011, were made for RaceTrac and distributed to retail outlets in Georgia only. They are:
Race Trac (distributed in Georgia):
7.8 ounce packages of “Chicken Quarter Pounder” that have “Sell Thru” dates 10/11/11-11/30/11
8.8 ounce packages of “Chicken Quarter Pounder with Tomatoes” that have “Sell Thru” dates 10/11/11-11/30/11
7.38 ounce packages of “Ham Quarter Pounder” that have “Sell Thru” dates 10/11/11-11/30/117.38 ounce packages of “Ham Quarter Pounder” that have “Sell Thru” dates 10/11/11-11/30/11
9.05 ounce packages of “Ham Quarter Pounder with Tomatoes” that have “Sell Thru” dates 10/11/11-11/30/11
10.17 ounce packages of “American Sub” that have “Sell Thru” dates 10/11/11-11/30/11
7.38 ounce packages of “Turkey Quarter Pounder” that have “Sell Thru” dates 10/11/11-11/30/11
9.05 ounce packages of “Turkey Quarter Pounder with Tomatoes” that have “Sell Thru” dates 10/11/11-11/30/11
