Ukrop's Homestyle Foods Recalls Ready-To-Eat Meat and Poultry Products Due to Possible Listeria Contamination
Class I Recall 087-2018
Health Risk: High Oct 5, 2018
Congressional and Public Affairs
Veronika Pfaeffle
(202) 720-9113
Press@fsis.usda.gov
WASHINGTON, Oct. 5, 2018 –
Ukrop’s Homestyle Foods, a Richmond, Va. establishment, is recalling approximately 18,296 pounds of ready-to-eat meat and poultry deli-sliced products that may be adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.
The ready-to-eat meat and poultry deli-sliced products items were produced and packaged from Sept. 14, 2018 through Oct. 3, 2018. To view the list of the recalled products, click here, [View Labels here (PDF only)].
The products subject to recall bear establishment number “EST.19979” inside the USDA mark of inspection. These items were shipped to retail locations in Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia.
The problem was discovered on Oct. 4, 2018, when FSIS received notification from the establishment that they had received and processed products implicated in FSIS Recall 084-2018.
There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products. Anyone concerned about an injury or illness should contact a healthcare provider.
Consumption of food contaminated with L. monocytogenes can cause listeriosis, a serious infection that primarily affects older adults, persons with weakened immune systems, and pregnant women and their newborns. Less commonly, persons outside these risk groups are affected.
Listeriosis can cause fever, muscle aches, headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance and convulsions sometimes preceded by diarrhea or other gastrointestinal symptoms. An invasive infection spreads beyond the gastrointestinal tract. In pregnant women, the infection can cause miscarriages, stillbirths, premature delivery or life-threatening infection of the newborn. In addition, serious and sometimes fatal infections in older adults and persons with weakened immune systems. Listeriosis is treated with antibiotics. Persons in the higher-risk categories who experience flu-like symptoms within two months after eating contaminated food should seek medical care and tell the health care provider about eating the contaminated food.
Consumers who have purchased these products are urged not to consume them. These products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase.
FSIS routinely conducts recall effectiveness checks to verify recalling firms notify their customers of the recall and that steps are taken to make certain that the product is no longer available to consumers. When available, the retail distribution list(s) will be posted on the FSIS website at www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls.
Media and consumers with questions regarding the recall can contact Susan Rowe, executive administrator at Ukrop’s, at (804) 340-3104.
Consumers with food safety questions can "Ask Karen," the FSIS virtual representative available 24 hours a day at AskKaren.gov or via smartphone at m.askkaren.gov. The toll-free USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline 1-888-MPHotline (1-888-674-6854) is available in English and Spanish and can be reached from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (Eastern Time) Monday through Friday. Recorded food safety messages are available 24 hours a day. The online Electronic Consumer Complaint Monitoring System can be accessed 24 hours a day at: http://www.fsis.usda.gov/reportproblem.
You’ll find Ukrop’s homemade foods in many aisles and corners of your local grocery store–and, in the case of our White House Rolls and cookies, even online. For decades, our foods have provided valued customers with prepared meals, baked goods, and desserts and cakes made with time-honored recipes.
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We make a variety of freshly-prepared foods, available for purchase at grocery stores throughout the Richmond region and central Virginia. Perhaps that’s a full lunch or dinner, or simply a few savory sides to pair with your own home-cooked meal. You’ll find a host of delicious entrees and family meals, deli salads, sandwiches, rolls and baked goods, pies, cookies and desserts, and seasonal items. And our skilled bakers and cake decorators are on standby to custom-make cakes for special celebrations–and even your wedding day. By the way, our foods contain no added preservatives and are made in a peanut-free bakery and kitchen. They maybe occasionally contaminated with Listeria bacteria due to badly decontaminated equipment, but we will let you know before you eat them.| USDA Recall Classifications | ||
| Class I | This is a health hazard situation where there is a reasonable probability that the use of the product will cause serious, adverse health consequences or death. | |
| Class II | This is a health hazard situation where there is a remote probability of adverse health consequences from the use of the product. | |
| Class III | This is a situation where the use of the product will not cause adverse health consequences. | |