The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued a statement that Ohio-based HoneyBaked Foods Inc. is recalling their turkey and ham products voluntarily due to suspected contamination by the bacteria Listeria monocytogenes.
The 47,000 pounds of contaminated products were produced between September 5 and November 13, 2006. They were sold through online shopping, catalogues and retail outlets in four Toledo locations (Merger Drive in Holland and at The Andersons in Toledo, Maumee and on Woodville Road).
Products include packages of sliced & glazed fully cooked whole ham, sliced and glazed fully cooked smoked boneless turkey breast, sliced and glazed cooked boneless turkey breast, and sliced & glazed fully cooked half ham.
The deadly Listeria bacterium is known to cause “listeriosis” in individuals with weak resistance to infection. The severity of the disease varies with age, health condition and site of infection. The disease is usually common in elderly people, children and those with compromised immune systems such as cancer patients and HIV carriers.
Pregnant women are also warned about the dangers of Listeria-contaminated meat products. The bacteria may cause mild illness to these pregnant women but can be fatal to the unborn child.
Early signs of the disease include high fever, headaches, nausea, diarrhea, stiff neck and a dark, reddish rash over the trunk and legs. If not detected and treated immediately, the bacteria can further cause circulatory collapse, heart inflammation, enlarged liver and spleen and shock. These serious complications can eventually lead death.
Treatment usually includes injection of antibiotics.
USDA also included in their statement a public warning confirming the high-risk to human health. Fortunately, there are no reports of any person suffering from illnesses due to consumption of the contaminated meat products.
Submitted by Steven Behm (not verified) on Mon, 11/27/2006 - 22:09. *
I saw your recent post on the recall of HoneyBaked Foods of Toledo, OH, which included one store and three kiosk locations. Edelman, the firm for which I work, has been retained to help HoneyBaked Foods get out accurate information about the recall. I thought the following background may be of interest to you.
UPDATE
Toledo, Ohio — Friday, November 24th, USDA issued a recall of HoneyBaked Foods, Inc., of Toledo Ohio, HoneyBaked Hams and Sliced & Glazed Turkeys purchased from September 5 through November 13, 2006, at its retail location at 6145 Merger Drive in Toledo and at three kiosks in Toledo, Maumee and Woodville, Ohio, which also applies to HoneyBaked Foods Hams and Sliced & Glazed Turkeys delivered to catalog customers from its Holland, Ohio, production and distribution facility. On Wednesday, November 22nd, HoneyBaked Foods, Inc. of Toledo, Ohio, issued a voluntary notification and product recovery program. The USDA product recall is fully consistent will HoneyBaked Foods, Inc. of Toledo, Ohio’s voluntary notification and product recovery program and no additional product is implicated.
In stores, on-line and via local media, HoneyBaked Foods is reaching its customers who may have purchased these limited products in the four Toledo area retail locations. The company is reaching out directly via email and phone to each recipient of a potentially affected product shipped from the Holland production and distribution facility. Consumers can clarify whether a product purchased via catalog or on-line is affected by calling 1-800-461-3998. Customers can receive a full refund, and HoneyBaked Foods will make arrangements to pick up any unused portion of the product.
HoneyBaked Foods, Inc. of Toledo, Ohio will continue to work with USDA’s timeline and continue to work with the agency in our shared desire to help protect consumers.
BACKGROUND
During routine ham product testing conducted at HoneyBaked Foods, Inc. in Holland, Ohio, it was determined that there is a risk that certain products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
Verification can be determined by the label code on the bottom right of the product label. Ham codes include 6261 through 6310 and Sliced and Glazed Turkey Breast Codes include 6248 through 6258.
As a result of extensive product and environmental testing conducted in conjunction with the USDA in the Holland processing facility and the retail locations, HoneyBaked Foods has resumed production in that facility. And its Toledo HoneyBaked stores are open for business.
For further questions regarding food safety, please consult the USDA Meat and Poultry hotline at 1-800-535-4555 or www.fsis.usda.gov
Submitted by Branson (not verified) on Sun, 11/26/2006 - 19:38. *
When it comes to food we hear so many stories recently about various recalls. Used to be spinach, now Turkey on Thanksgiving, and look Christmas is coming up. I think all of us need to be very careful how we prepare food. Here are good research articles on Food
Safety that appear at eMaxHealth.
Also there is a great research from The Society of the Chemical Research on how Fake Pesticides Threaten
Food Safety that again appears on the Nov. 10 issue of eMaxHealth.
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HoneyBaked Foods of Toledo, OH Background
I saw your recent post on the recall of HoneyBaked Foods of Toledo, OH, which included one store and three kiosk locations. Edelman, the firm for which I work, has been retained to help HoneyBaked Foods get out accurate information about the recall. I thought the following background may be of interest to you.
UPDATE
Toledo, Ohio — Friday, November 24th, USDA issued a recall of HoneyBaked Foods, Inc., of Toledo Ohio, HoneyBaked Hams and Sliced & Glazed Turkeys purchased from September 5 through November 13, 2006, at its retail location at 6145 Merger Drive in Toledo and at three kiosks in Toledo, Maumee and Woodville, Ohio, which also applies to HoneyBaked Foods Hams and Sliced & Glazed Turkeys delivered to catalog customers from its Holland, Ohio, production and distribution facility. On Wednesday, November 22nd, HoneyBaked Foods, Inc. of Toledo, Ohio, issued a voluntary notification and product recovery program. The USDA product recall is fully consistent will HoneyBaked Foods, Inc. of Toledo, Ohio’s voluntary notification and product recovery program and no additional product is implicated.
In stores, on-line and via local media, HoneyBaked Foods is reaching its customers who may have purchased these limited products in the four Toledo area retail locations. The company is reaching out directly via email and phone to each recipient of a potentially affected product shipped from the Holland production and distribution facility. Consumers can clarify whether a product purchased via catalog or on-line is affected by calling 1-800-461-3998. Customers can receive a full refund, and HoneyBaked Foods will make arrangements to pick up any unused portion of the product.
HoneyBaked Foods, Inc. of Toledo, Ohio will continue to work with USDA’s timeline and continue to work with the agency in our shared desire to help protect consumers.
BACKGROUND
During routine ham product testing conducted at HoneyBaked Foods, Inc. in Holland, Ohio, it was determined that there is a risk that certain products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
Verification can be determined by the label code on the bottom right of the product label. Ham codes include 6261 through 6310 and Sliced and Glazed Turkey Breast Codes include 6248 through 6258.
As a result of extensive product and environmental testing conducted in conjunction with the USDA in the Holland processing facility and the retail locations, HoneyBaked Foods has resumed production in that facility. And its Toledo HoneyBaked stores are open for business.
For further questions regarding food safety, please consult the USDA Meat and Poultry hotline at 1-800-535-4555 or www.fsis.usda.gov
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Food Contamination
When it comes to food we hear so many stories recently about various recalls. Used to be spinach, now Turkey on Thanksgiving, and look Christmas is coming up. I think all of us need to be very careful how we prepare food. Here are good research articles on Food
Safety that appear at eMaxHealth.
Also there is a great research from The Society of the Chemical Research on how Fake Pesticides Threaten
Food Safety that again appears on the Nov. 10 issue of eMaxHealth.
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