Recall & Advice to Consumers
Multistate Outbreak of Drug-Resistant Salmonella Enteritidis Infections Linked to Raw, Frozen, Stuffed Chicken Entrees Produced by Barber Foods
Advice to Consumers
- Several brands of frozen, raw chicken products have been recalled:
- Barber Foods
- Loblaws
- Meijer
- Omaha Steaks
- Sysco
- Western Family
- Consumers should check their freezers for any of the recalled frozen, raw chicken products and should not eat them.
- How consumers can identify recalled products:
- Products subject to recall bear one of two establishment numbers on the packaging: "P-276" or "P-4230A."
- Read the list of recalled Barber Foods, Meijer, and Sysco products.
- Read the list of recalled Omaha Steaks products.
- Products were shipped to retail locations nationwide and Canada, and some were available for purchase online.
- Consumers should return recalled products to the place of purchase or contact Barber Foods at (844) 564-5555 or Omaha Steaks at (877) 789-7117.
- Consumers who buy raw, frozen, breaded and pre-browned, stuffed chicken products, regardless of brand, should always handle them safely to prevent foodborne illness:
- Read the package carefully. Look for words like “Raw” or “Uncooked” to determine if the product is raw.
- The product may not look raw. It may appear to be pre-cooked because it may be breaded and browned.
- Follow cooking instructions exactly as they are written on the package.
- Use a food thermometer to check that the product has reached an internal temperature of 165° F, checking at the center, the thickest part, and the surface of the product.
- Color is NOT a reliable indicator that poultry has been cooked to a temperature high enough to kill harmful bacteria.
- Clean and disinfect any surfaces and utensils that touched the raw product, including the product packaging or any breading that falls off.
- Wash your hands with warm soapy water for 20 seconds before and after handling the raw product.
- Keep raw poultry away from other food that will not be cooked before eating.
- Read the package carefully. Look for words like “Raw” or “Uncooked” to determine if the product is raw.
Advice to Retailers and Restaurants
- Several brands of frozen, raw chicken products have been recalled:
- Barber Foods
- Loblaws
- Meijer
- Omaha Steaks
- Sysco
- Western Family
- Retailers and restaurants should check their freezers for any of the recalled frozen, raw chicken products.
- How retailers and restaurants can identify recalled products:
- Products subject to recall bear one of two establishment numbers on the packaging: "P-276" or "P-4230A."
- Read the list of recalled Barber Foods, Meijer, and Sysco products.
- Read the list of recalled Omaha Steaks products.
- Products were shipped to retail locations nationwide and Canada, and some were available for purchase online.
- Restaurants that buy and serve raw, frozen, breaded and pre-browned, stuffed chicken products, regardless of brand, should always handle them safely to prevent foodborne illness:
- Read the package carefully. Look for words like “Raw” or “Uncooked” to determine if the product is raw.
- The product may not look raw. It may appear to be pre-cooked because it may be breaded and browned.
- Follow cooking instructions exactly as they are written on the package.
- Use a food thermometer to check that the product has reached an internal temperature of 165° F, checking at the center, the thickest part, and the surface of the product.
- Color is NOT a reliable indicator that poultry has been cooked to a temperature high enough to kill harmful bacteria.
- Clean and disinfect any surfaces and utensils that touched the raw product, including the product packaging or any breading that falls off.
- Wash your hands with warm soapy water for 20 seconds before and after handling the raw product.
- Keep raw poultry away from other food that will not be cooked.
- Read the package carefully. Look for words like “Raw” or “Uncooked” to determine if the product is raw.
- Page last reviewed: July 29, 2015
- Page last updated: July 29, 2015
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