Press Release 11/30/2006
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Mail-ordered HoneyBaked hams and turkeys under recall due to Listeria contamination
Agriculture Commissioner Tommy Irvin warns Georgians today that a nationwide alert on some cooked ham and turkey products from HoneyBaked Foods, Inc., is still in effect due to possible Listeria contamination, a harmful bacterium.
The alert, placed by the Holland, Ohio, company was originally issued on Friday, Nov. 24. The recall is only on HoneyBaked products sold through telephone catalogue sales, via the Internet, or at retail kiosks in Toledo, Ohio.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) reports that some HoneyBaked hams and turkeys have been contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, harmful to pregnant women, the elderly and those with weakened immune systems.
Federal authorities say the ham and turkey products were all sold before Thanksgiving. Ivin says all affected HoneyBaked leftovers should be discarded.
The voluntary recall is on:
• 6- to 11-pound packages of “SLICED & GLAZED FULLY COOKED HALF HAM.” Each package bears the establishment number “EST. 15875” inside the USDA mark of inspection. Each label also bears a package code between “6261” and “6310.”
• 12- to 16- pound packages of "SLICED & GLAZED FULLY COOKED WHOLE HAM". Each package bears the establishment number "EST. 15875" inside the USDA mark of inspection. Each label also bears a package code between "6261" and "6310."
• 3-pound approximate weight packages of "SLICED AND GLAZED COOKED BONELESS TURKEY BREAST." Each package bears the establishment number "P-15875" inside the USDA mark of inspection. Each label also bears the product code "30505 02099", as well as a package code between "6248" and "6258."
• 3-pound approximate weight packages of "SLICED AND GLAZED FULLY COOKED SMOKED BONELESS TURKEY BREAST." Each package bears the establishment number "P-15875" inside the USDA mark of inspection. Each label also bears the product code "30504 02099", as well as a package code between "6248" and "6258."
The ham and turkey labels also state, "Dist. by HONEYBAKED FOODS INC., HOLLAND, OH 49528."
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