WASHINGTON, September 4, 2003– Flying Foods Group, LLC, a Newark, N.J..,
firm, is voluntarily recalling approximately 270 pounds of ready-to-eat
Thai-style noodle salad containing chicken that may be contaminated with
Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety
and Inspection Service announced today.
The product subject to recall is 14.6 oz. bowls
of "STARBUCKS COFFEE, Thai-Style Noodle Salad" sold at Starbucks Coffee
locations in New York City. Each bowl bears the establishment code "P-19830"
inside the USDA seal of inspection. The bottom of each bowl also bears a
stamp that says, "MADE DAILY, ENJOY BY 8 29."
The Thai-style noodle salad was produced on
August 28 and distributed to Starbucks Coffee retail stores in New York
City.
The problem was discovered through routine FSIS
microbiological testing.
Consumption of food contaminated with Listeria
monocytogenes can cause listeriosis, an uncommon but potentially fatal
disease. Healthy people rarely contract listeriosis. Listeriosis can cause
high fever, severe headache, neck stiffness and nausea. Listeriosis can also
cause miscarriages and stillbirths, as well as serious and sometimes fatal
infections in those with weak immune systems – infants, the frail or elderly
and persons with chronic disease, HIV infection or in chemotherapy.
FSIS has received no reports of illnesses
associated with consumption of this product. Anyone concerned about an
illness should contact a physician.
Media with questions about the recall may contact
Carol Norton, director of quality assurance, at
718-917-7782, ext. 112. Consumers with questions
about the recall may contact James Stathakes, general manager, at
973-623-3395.
Consumers with food safety questions can phone
the toll-free USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline at 1-888-MPHotline. The hotline
is available in English and Spanish and can be reached from 10 a.m. to 4
p.m. (Eastern Time) Monday through Friday. Recorded food safety messages are
available 24 hours a day.
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