Foster Farms chicken recall for possible Listeria contamination

• Foster Farms has thus far recalled more than 39,000 pounds of frozen pre-cooked chicken products from its Farmerville, Louisiana, facility due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The recall, which was announced September 25 by USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), has made headlines throughout the day among mainstream national, local and business media.
  The frozen Chicken Breast Grilled Strips product was produced August 5 and shipped to retail warehouses in California, Texas, Utah and Washington. The following product is subject to recall: 3.5-lb. Plastic resealable bags containing frozen “Chicken Breast Grilled Strips.” The affected product packaging will bear the establishment number “P-33901” as well as a Best by Date of 08-05-15.
  The problem was discovered during the Foster Farms’ routine in-plant inspection. Some of the product was set aside and held, but the product subject to recall was inadvertently shipped. Food Safety and Inspection Service and the company have received no reports of illnesses associated with consumption of the products.
  Some news outlets have highlighted Foster Farms’ recent Salmonella outbreak. Other outlets have inserted into articles about the Foster Farms Listeria outbreak the unrelated topic of antibiotic use in poultry production and what that means for consumers’ health.