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| SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE | Telephone (803) 734-2210 | |||||
| D. LESLIE TINDAL, COMMISSIONER | Becky Walton, Director of Public Information | |||||
| P.O. Box 11280, Columbia, South Carolina 29211 | bwalton@scda.state.sc.us | |||||
| www.scda.state.sc.us |
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 14, 2002
USDA-FSIS Expands Recall
COLUMBIA---The South Carolina Department of Agriculture forwards the following information on behalf of the USDA Food Safety Inspection Service. The USDA Food Safety Inspection Service has expanded the nationwide recall for turkey and chicken products issued on October 3 and October 4, 2002, from 295,000 pounds to approximately 28 million pounds. See the EXPANDED Recall Notification Report 090-2002 at http://www.fsis.usda.gov/OA/recalls/rnrfiles/rnr090-2002.htm. The products bearing the establishment number "P-1351" inside the USDA mark of inspection may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
For more information consumers may call 1-800-535-4555 or 877-260-7110.
Media inquiries should be directed to Ray Atkinson, Public Relations Manager- Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation (dba: Wampler Foods, Inc.), 540-896-0406.
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