ODA Director
Fred L. Dailey


ODH Director
J. Nick Baird, M.D.

OHIO DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

AND

OHIO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

 

Press Release / Food Recall
To: Health Commissioners, Environmental Health Directors, Nursing Directors, ODA Food Safety Specialists, and Other Interested Parties
Subject: Recall Announcement (ODA/ODH) 2004-03
Date: January 28, 2004
Media Contact: Paul Panico, ODA Chief of Food Safety, (614) 728-6250

Private Selection Roast Beef Recalled From Some Kroger-Owned Stores

 

CINCINNATI, OH, - The Kroger Co. announced a voluntary recall of Private Selection Roast Beef from some Kroger-owned supermarkets. The recall was initiated after a sample taken from a Kroger deli service counter in Atlanta by the Georgia Department of Agriculture tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes.

The Private Selection Roast Beef being recalled was distributed through the deli service counters at Kroger stores in Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, Kentucky, Arkansas, Mississippi, North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Louisiana and Texas. The recall also includes Dillon Stores in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma; Baker’s stores in Nebraska; Gerbes Stores in Missouri; Hilander stores in Illinois; Kessel stores in Michigan; and Owen’s and Pay Less stores in Indiana.

The product is being removed from store shelves immediately. Kroger has not received any customer complaints of illness related to the roast beef.

Customers who purchased this product during January 2004 and who have this product in their refrigerators should return it to the store for a full refund. The roast beef should not be consumed. Customers who have questions may contact Kroger toll-free at (800) 632-6900.

Private Selection Angus Roast Beef and Private Selection Cajun Roast Beef are not affected by this recall.

Listeria monocytogenes can cause short-term symptoms including high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea. The infection may be more serious or even fatal among young children, frail or elderly people, or others with weakened immune systems. 

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