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Recall Notification Report 038-2005
Product(s) Recalled:
Chorizo, Blood Sausage, and Blood Pudding

Production Dates/Identifying Codes:
Produced September 7, 2005. Products subject to recall include:
  • One- and 10-pound packages of "SOMOS HISPANOS, CHORIZO JALAPENO BRAND, EL CASERO." Each package bears the sell by date "111505."
  • 10 pound packages of "San Carlos Authentic Morcilla, Argentine Brand Blood Sausage."
  • 10 pound packages of "MORCILLA 'COOKED BLOOD PUDDING'."

All products bear the establishment number "EST. 7847" inside the USDA seal of inspection. All shipping containers bear the packaging date "SEP 08 2005."

Problem/Reason for Recall:
The products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

How/When Discovered:
An FSIS monitoring sample returned a positive result for Listeria monocytogenes on September 15, 2005.

Federal Establishment:
07847 M
Buffalo Meat and Provision Co.
29 E. Price St.
Linden, NJ 07036

Consumer Contact:
Stacy Armendariz, Office Manager, (908) 486-9610

Media Contact:
Reno Armendariz, President, (908) 486-9610

Quantity Recalled:
Approximately 890 pounds

Quantity Recovered:
The firm reports the recovery of 210 pounds of product.

Distribution:
New Jersey and New York

Recall Classification:
Class I

Recall Notification Level:
User

Press Release: New Jersey Firm Recalls Sausage Products for Possible Listeria Cross Contamination

Direct Notification Means:
The firm has notified its customers verbally and will follow-up in writing.

FSIS Follow-up Activities:
Effectiveness checks by the FSIS, Office of Field Operations (OFO).

Other Agencies Involved:
None

FSIS Contacts:

Date of Recall Meeting:
September 15, 2005

Recall Case Number:
038-2005

 

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