South Carolina Firm Recalls Chicken Products for Possible Pesticide
Contamination
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16, 2001--Gold Kist Inc., a
Sumter, S.C., firm, is voluntarily recalling approximately 421,000 pounds of chicken
products that may be contaminated with the pesticide Aldicarb, the U.S. Department of
Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced today.
Gold Kist Inc. notified FSIS of the possible
contamination. The products subject to recall were sent to distributors and retail
establishments nationwide. Products were produced on January 29 and are marked with the
establishment number "P-17980" inside the USDA seal of inspection.
Products subject to recall are:
- Gold Kist Farms premium fresh "SPICY HOT FRYING CHICKEN WING
PORTIONS," product code "406000." Only the following package codes are
being recalled: 10129124, 10129125 and 10129126.
- Gold Kist Farms "YOUNG CHICKEN FRONT HALF SHELLS WITH
ATTACHED SKIN AND NECK," product code "170048." Only the following package
codes are being recalled: 101291SB02, 101291SB03, 101291SB04, 101291SB05, 101291SB06,
101291SB07, 101291SB08, 101292SB01, 101292SB02, 101292SB03, 101292SB04 and 101292SB05.
- Gold Kist Farms "FRYING CHICKEN PARTS JUMBO WHOLE LEGS with
skin and fat attached," product code "70008." Only the following package
codes are being recalled: 101291SF and 101292SF.
- 10 lb. bags of Gold Kist Farms "BONELESS, SKINLESS CHICKEN
BREAST MEAT WITH RIB MEAT," product code "230050." Only the following
package codes are being recalled: 101291SB and 101292SB.
- Gold Kist Farms "FRYING CHICKEN TENDERLOINS Big Bird,"
product code "460010." Only the following package code is being recalled:
101291SB.
- Gold Kist Farms "FRYING CHICKEN PARTS BONELESS, SKINLESS
WHOLE LEG MEAT," product code "450000." Only the following package codes
are being recalled: 101291SB and 101292SB.
- Gold Kist Farms "BIG BIRD FRYING CHICKEN PARTS WHOLE
WINGS," product code "350021." Only the following package codes are being
recalled: 101291SB and101292SB.
- 2.5 lb. bags of Gold Kist Farms "BONELESS SKINLESS CHICKEN
BREASTS," product code "8420." Only the following package codes are being
recalled: 101311S9, 101312S9, 102011S9 and 101291S9.
- 4 lb. bags of Gold Kist Farms "SEPARATED CHICKEN
WINGS," product code "8464." Only the following package code is being
recalled: 102011S9.
- Gold Kist Farms "SOUTHERN STYLE CHICKEN TENDER
FRITTERS," product code "8272." Only the following package code is being
recalled: 101311SJ.
- Gold Kist Farms "SOUTHERN STYLE CHICKEN TENDER
FRITTERS," product code "7272." Only the following package code is being
recalled: 101301SJ.
- Gold Kist Farms "SOUTHERN STYLE CHICKEN TENDER
FRITTERS," product code "7072." Only the following package code is being
recalled: 101311S7.
- Gold Kist Farms "BREADED CHICKEN GIZZARDS," product
code "7501." Only the following package code is being recalled: 101312S6.
- Gold Kist Farms "CHICKEN WING SECTIONS," product code
"8076." Only the following package codes are being recalled: 101301S1 and
102011S1. This product is cooked.
- WAL-MART SUPERCENTER, "HOT' N SPICY BREAST STRIPS- Chicken
Breast Strip Fritters," product code "40021" and item number
"8009908." Only the following package code is being recalled: 101302S7.
- WAL-MART SUPERCENTER "ORIGINAL BREAST STRIPS- Chicken Breast
Strip Fritters," product code "40020" and item number "8009943."
Only the following package code is being recalled: 101302SJ.
"We
urge consumers to check their refrigerators and freezers," said Margaret O’K.
Glavin, acting FSIS administrator. "If they find any of the products listed above,
consumers should not eat them, but return them to the point of purchase."
At high concentrations, Aldicarb can cause
weakness, headache, nausea, vomiting, and seizures. Based on review and analysis of new
data on concentrations of the chemical provided by industry, FSIS determined the risk to
consumers is low. FSIS has received no reports of illnesses associated with consumption of
this product. Anyone concerned about an illness should contact a physician.
Consumers and media with questions about the
recall may contact Paul Brower, vice president of corporate relations, Gold Kist Inc., at
(770) 393-5312.
Consumers with other food safety questions
can phone the toll-free USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline at 1-800-535-4555. The hotline can
be reached from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Eastern Time), Monday through Friday, and recorded food
safety messages are available 24 hours a day.
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. |
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