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| New York Firm Recalls Frankfurters That May Have Been Undercooked
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| Recall Release |
CLASS I RECALL |
| FSIS-RC-041-2004 |
HEALTH RISK: HIGH |
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Congressional and Public Affairs
(202) 720-9113; FAX: (202) 690-0460
Steven Cohen
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| Editor's Note: This page was updated on Nov. 10 to reflect that the
products subject to recall may bear one of two establishment numbers inside the USDA mark of Inspection.
These establishment numbers are EST. 2701 and EST. 5222.
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 8, 2004 - Zemco Industry, Inc., a Buffalo, N.Y., firm, is voluntarily
recalling approximately 50,000 pounds of frankfurters due to possible undercooking, the U.S. Department of
Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.
All frankfurters are sold in one-to five-pound packages and bear the establishment code "EST. 5222"
or "EST. 2701" inside the USDA mark of inspection. The products subject to recall are:
- "JORDAN'S NATURAL CASING Frankfurters." Each product bears the code "87374" or "87373" and the sell by date "DEC 14."
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- "JORDAN'S NATURAL CASING Beef Knockwurst." Each product bears the code "602509" and the sell by date "DEC 15."
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- "JORDAN'S NATURAL CASING Beef Franks." Each product bears the code "87371" and the sell by date "DEC 15."
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- "JORDAN'S NATURAL CASING Frankfurters, PICNIC PACK." Each product bears the code "87370" and the sell by date "DEC 14."
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- "Deutschmacher Brand, NATURAL CASING KNOCKWURST." Each product bears the code "619319" and the sell by date "DEC 14."
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- "Deutschmacher Brand, INDIVIDUAL CELLOPHANE WRAPPED FRANKFURTERS." Each product bears the code "619305" and the sell by date "DEC 15."
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- "Deutschmacher Brand, NATURAL CASING BEEF KNOCKWURST." Each product bears the code "619310" and the sell by date "DEC 15."
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- "ESSEM, FRANKFURTS." Each product bears one of the following codes: "606142," "606117," "606140." Each package also bears the sell by date "DEC 14" or "DEC 15."
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- "ESSEM, FRANKFURTS, Natural Casing." Each product bears one of the following codes: "606142," "606117," "606140." Each package also bears the sell by date "DEC 14" or "DEC 15."
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- "Kirschner, NATURAL CASING FRANKFORTS." Each product bears the code "600051" and the sell by date "DEC 14" or "DEC 15."
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- "STOP & SHOP PREMIUM NATURAL CASING Beef Franks." Each product bears the code "619416" and the sell by date "DEC 14" or "DEC 15."
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- "STOP & SHOP, PREMIUM NATURAL CASING Franks." Each product bears the code "619417" and the sell by date "DEC 15."
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- "FERRARO'S FOOD CENTER, Skinless Franks." Each product bears the code "619432" and the sell by date "DEC 15."
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- "FERRARO'S FOOD CENTER, Natural Casing Franks." Each product bears the code "619430" and the sell by date "DEC 15."
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- "Hofmann SKINLESS WIENERS." Each product bears the code "619457" and the sell by date "DEC 15."
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- "Hofmann GERMAN BRAND FRANKS." Each product bears the code "619452" and the sell by date "DEC 15."
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- "Hofmann GERMAN BRAND FRANKS." Each product bears the code "619491" and the sell by date
"DEC 15"
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The frankfurters were produced on Oct. 5 and Oct. 6, 2004, and were distributed to retail establishments in Connecticut,
Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York and Vermont.
The problem was discovered by the company following a consumer complaint. FSIS has received no reports of illnesses from
consumption of the product.
Media with questions about the recall may contact Libby Lawson, company media relations representative, at 479-290-3486 or
479-236-7983. Consumers with questions about the recall may contact the company consumer services hotline at 1-800-544-1427.
Consumers with food safety questions can phone the toll-free USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline at l-800-535-4555. The
hotline is available in English and Spanish and can be reached from l0 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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**Photos of the labels are provided for each recalled product. Please use the BACK button to return to
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USDA Recall Classifications
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| Class I |
This is a health hazard situation
where there is a reasonable probability that the use of the product will cause serious, adverse health consequences or death.
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| Class II |
This is a health hazard situation where there is a remote probability of adverse health consequences from the use of the product.
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| Class III |
This is a situation where the use of the product will not cause adverse health consequences.
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