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Recall Notification Report  028-2005
Product(s) Recalled:
Chicken and Sausage Gumbo.

Production Dates/Identifying Codes:
Produced over a period of nine days between June 22, 2004 and March 31, 2005.
The products subject to recall include:
  • 9-pound cases and 12 ounce packages of "Tony Chachere's Creole Style, Chicken and Sausage Gumbo, Single Serving."

Each container bears the code, "P-13251" inside the USDA mark of inspection. The packages have a tuck in flap closure. Packages with a glued flap closure are not subject to recall.

Problem/Reason for Recall:
The products subject to recall, chicken and sausage gumbo, may instead be shrimp gumbo, but the product labels do not list shrimp, a potential allergen, as an ingredient.

How/When Discovered:
The problem was discovered by a consumer.

Federal Establishment:
13251 P
Abe's Cajun Boudin, Inc.
3935 Ryan St.
Lake Charles, LA 70605

Consumer Contact:
Mitzi Midkiff, Customer Relations, 337-477-5499; ext 30

Media Contact:
Mark Abraham, President, 337-477-9296; ext 11

Quantity Recalled:
Approximately 13,455 pound

Distribution:
Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma and Texas

Recall Classification:
Class I

Recall Notification Level:
Retail

Press Release: Louisiana Firm Recalls Frozen Gumbo For Undeclared Allergen And Incorrect Labels

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:
  • FSIS Recall Coordinator:  (479) 751-8412
  • Recall Management Staff: (202) 690-6389
  • Media Inquiries: (202) 720-9113
  • Congressional Inquiries: (202) 720-3897
  • Consumer Inquiries:  1-888-MPHotline (1-888-674-6854); TTY, 1-800-256-7072
  • Web Site: http://www.fsis.usda.gov/ (FSIS Main Page) or http://www.fsis.usda.gov/FSIS_Recalls/ (Recall Information)

Date of Recall Meeting:
June 21, 2005

Recall Case Number:
028-2005

 

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